Episode 2: Criminal Traders Exposed | Battle for the Elephants

so you don’t have anything to show us

so you don’t have anything to show us yet I’m on assignment with investigative

yet I’m on assignment with investigative

yet I’m on assignment with investigative journalist and war correspondent Aidan

journalist and war correspondent Aidan

journalist and war correspondent Aidan Hartley today were in Dar es Salaam

Hartley today were in Dar es Salaam

Hartley today were in Dar es Salaam hosing his ivory buyers please hurry up

hosing his ivory buyers please hurry up

hosing his ivory buyers please hurry up thank you try to put a little bit of

thank you try to put a little bit of

thank you try to put a little bit of pressure on it otherwise he might think

pressure on it otherwise he might think

pressure on it otherwise he might think that it’s strange because he’s kept

that it’s strange because he’s kept

that it’s strange because he’s kept giving us the runaround and delays and

giving us the runaround and delays and

giving us the runaround and delays and we’ll send to tolerate that

we’ll send to tolerate that

we’ll send to tolerate that to recap is part of a National

to recap is part of a National

to recap is part of a National Geographic special digging into the

Geographic special digging into the

Geographic special digging into the ivory trade we split into two teams our

ivory trade we split into two teams our

ivory trade we split into two teams our China team revealed that a lot of ivory

China team revealed that a lot of ivory

China team revealed that a lot of ivory is for sale there there are 137

is for sale there there are 137

is for sale there there are 137 government designated shops selling it

government designated shops selling it

government designated shops selling it some of its legal but we suspect that a

some of its legal but we suspect that a

some of its legal but we suspect that a lot of it is illegal that’s what we’re

lot of it is illegal that’s what we’re

lot of it is illegal that’s what we’re here to investigate what we know is the

here to investigate what we know is the

here to investigate what we know is the quantity of ivory that is flooding the

quantity of ivory that is flooding the

quantity of ivory that is flooding the market in China itself couldn’t possibly

market in China itself couldn’t possibly

market in China itself couldn’t possibly be supplied by any legal sales from

be supplied by any legal sales from

be supplied by any legal sales from recent years I have been told that there

recent years I have been told that there

recent years I have been told that there are ivory traders who are selling tusks

are ivory traders who are selling tusks

are ivory traders who are selling tusks almost openly in their assalaam despite

almost openly in their assalaam despite

almost openly in their assalaam despite the fact that it’s extremely illegal

the fact that it’s extremely illegal

the fact that it’s extremely illegal here I wanted to test those reports to

here I wanted to test those reports to

here I wanted to test those reports to find out whether they were true

it is very important for our filming to

it is very important for our filming to remain secret this is comparable with

remain secret this is comparable with

remain secret this is comparable with the narcotics trade so we have to wear

the narcotics trade so we have to wear

the narcotics trade so we have to wear secret cameras perfect yes pretty girl

secret cameras perfect yes pretty girl

secret cameras perfect yes pretty girl and I should stress that firearms are

and I should stress that firearms are

and I should stress that firearms are used in this poaching crisis and these

used in this poaching crisis and these

used in this poaching crisis and these gangs are ruthless criminals could be

gangs are ruthless criminals could be

gangs are ruthless criminals could be very dangerous for us if I wasn’t

very dangerous for us if I wasn’t

very dangerous for us if I wasn’t already nervous enough

already nervous enough

already nervous enough all right so we’ll uh we’ll give you a

all right so we’ll uh we’ll give you a

all right so we’ll uh we’ll give you a call we may be here an hour on the way

call we may be here an hour on the way

call we may be here an hour on the way to meet the seller Aiden asks me if I

to meet the seller Aiden asks me if I

to meet the seller Aiden asks me if I have a thick jacket I say no why he

have a thick jacket I say no why he

have a thick jacket I say no why he tells me a thicker jacket will provide

tells me a thicker jacket will provide

tells me a thicker jacket will provide extra protection in the event of a knife

extra protection in the event of a knife

extra protection in the event of a knife fight this is not reassuring advice so

fight this is not reassuring advice so

fight this is not reassuring advice so say my friend can you get a thousand

say my friend can you get a thousand

say my friend can you get a thousand feelings so they feel yes

feelings so they feel yes

feelings so they feel yes 1,000 bucks yeah that looks for wonder

1,000 bucks yeah that looks for wonder

1,000 bucks yeah that looks for wonder that’s for wining me when

that’s for wining me when

that’s for wining me when in a week Congrats bro okay let’s start

in a week Congrats bro okay let’s start

in a week Congrats bro okay let’s start with this on that yeah so sample it

with this on that yeah so sample it

with this on that yeah so sample it Nikki for five or six pieces okay let’s

Nikki for five or six pieces okay let’s

Nikki for five or six pieces okay let’s go and have a look at those

to get to his ivory stash the seller

to get to his ivory stash the seller insists that we ride with him for the

insists that we ride with him for the

insists that we ride with him for the next hour we crisscross the slums of DAR

next hour we crisscross the slums of DAR

next hour we crisscross the slums of DAR maybe it’s just a disorient us so where

maybe it’s just a disorient us so where

maybe it’s just a disorient us so where are we going now now dumping me out or

are we going now now dumping me out or

are we going now now dumping me out or maybe he’s just trying to feel us out

maybe he’s just trying to feel us out

maybe he’s just trying to feel us out either way we’re totally in his control

see ya sounds how to look at the rest of

see ya sounds how to look at the rest of them how many of you got here yeah

them how many of you got here yeah

them how many of you got here yeah that’s it

so this one if you give me a bad day I

so this one if you give me a bad day I cook for you what we secretly filmed

cook for you what we secretly filmed

cook for you what we secretly filmed with that ivory trader gave us

with that ivory trader gave us

with that ivory trader gave us incredible evidence of just how rampant

incredible evidence of just how rampant

incredible evidence of just how rampant the illegal ivory trade is in Tanzania I

the illegal ivory trade is in Tanzania I

the illegal ivory trade is in Tanzania I was very struck as we looked at these

was very struck as we looked at these

was very struck as we looked at these things lying on his bed that they

things lying on his bed that they

things lying on his bed that they represented four dead elephant you could

represented four dead elephant you could

represented four dead elephant you could still see the dried blood on them he

still see the dried blood on them he

still see the dried blood on them he said that it was 20 kilograms of ivory

said that it was 20 kilograms of ivory

said that it was 20 kilograms of ivory and he wanted the cash then and there

and he wanted the cash then and there

and he wanted the cash then and there $8,000 is what he wanted on the open

$8,000 is what he wanted on the open

$8,000 is what he wanted on the open market in China that could fetch up to

market in China that could fetch up to

market in China that could fetch up to $40,000 incredible next week we go

$40,000 incredible next week we go

$40,000 incredible next week we go undercover into one of China’s ivory

undercover into one of China’s ivory

undercover into one of China’s ivory shops I’m Brian

shops I’m Brian

shops I’m Brian where Brian Kristi will examine the

where Brian Kristi will examine the

where Brian Kristi will examine the blurry line that defines legal versus

blurry line that defines legal versus

blurry line that defines legal versus healing or ivory is illegal everybody

healing or ivory is illegal everybody

healing or ivory is illegal everybody take one lock it up once again yeah