Jean Eddy Maminirina, also known as “Eddy Bois de Rose,” is the subject of a wanted notice, suspected of being the mastermind behind an attempt to export 280 tortoises.
Following the seizure of 280 radiated tortoises in Nosy Be on March 7, the regional directorate of the Ministry of Environment for the Diana region issued a wanted notice on Monday for 51-year-old Jean Eddy Maminirina. He is suspected of being the primary individual responsible for the transport, possession, and attempted export of these protected animals. His last known address is the Andriana Hotel in Madirokely, Nosy Be.
The operation led by the Hell-Ville gendarmerie resulted in the discovery of the tortoises in a house in Dzamandzar. Three individuals are already incarcerated in Nosy Be: a woman who allegedly hosted Eddy Bois de Rose, another woman tasked with guarding the tortoises, and the driver of a rental car used to transport the animals toward Fascène International Airport.
According to the Nosy Be Environment and Forestry Office, the group had planned to transport the tortoises to the airport but changed their plans for unknown reasons. The animals were eventually returned to Dzamandzar, where they were seized and placed under health surveillance.
The suspect has a long legal history. Between 2014 and 2015, the Independent Anti-Corruption Bureau (BIANCO) investigated illegal rosewood exploitation in the Sava and Analanjirofo regions. Two years later, a special task force issued an arrest warrant against him. In February 2019, he was apprehended in a dramatic operation at an Ankorondrano shopping center. He was initially sentenced to five years in prison and a fine of two billion ariary, though the decision was later overturned. In October 2021, he appeared in court again for an attempted escape during hospitalization and was sentenced to two years in prison.
Six months after the seizure of the radiated tortoises in Nosy Be, his name has resurfaced, and he is now wanted for his alleged involvement in this new trafficking case.
Captured & Published at: 2026-09-09 06:09:18 (Madagascar Local Time EAT)
Original Source: https://www.lexpress.mg/2026/09/trafic-de-tortues-les-autorites.html