International Enforcement Operation Leads to U.S. Arrest of 2 DRC Nationals for Trafficking Ivory and Rhino Horn

On November 8, 2021, United States law enforcement officials announced the arrest on November 3 of Herdade Lokua, 23, and Jospin Mujangi, of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).  The arrest occurred in Edmonds, Washington, a bedroom community of Seattle.  A federal grand jury indicted them for conspiracy, money laundering, and smuggling and Lacey Act violations for trafficking elephant ivory and white rhinoceros horn from DRC to Seattle.[1]