A joint intelligence-led operation recovered approximately 1.3 tonnes of elephant ivory concealed at premises in Najjanakumbi, a Kampala suburb — one of the largest ivory recoveries in Uganda.
In February 2017, acting on intelligence, a joint team of the Uganda Wildlife Authority, the Uganda Police Force and the Uganda Revenue Authority raided premises at Najjanakumbi on Entebbe Road, Kampala. Concealed inside, officers recovered approximately 1.3 tonnes of elephant ivory — the product of many poached elephants and one of the largest single recoveries ever made in Uganda.
The seizure exposed Kampala's role as a consolidation point on the trafficking chain between source landscapes in the Great Lakes region and export markets in Asia. Suspects found at the premises were arrested and charged, and the consignment was catalogued and secured as evidence.
The case became a reference point for the inter-agency cooperation that the National Wildlife Crime Coordination Task Force was created to institutionalise: intelligence, police powers of arrest, customs expertise and wildlife-law prosecution brought together in a single operation.