On April 16, Kabba arrived to pick up the shipment, and he transported it to the same storage facility in Hollywood where Marigo brought his shipment. During the service of federal search warrants on April 18 and 19, the ivory was recovered, and additional ivory was seized from a van parked at Kabba s residence in Hollywood. Kabba was arrested on April 18, and he was also ordered detained without bond. The ivory recovered from Kabba s storage unit and the van parked at his residence weighed approximately 65 pounds, which included 14 tusks ranging from 6 to 20 inches in length and 200 sections of tusks. An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime.
Every defendant is considered innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Marigo and Kabba are scheduled to be arraigned on the indictments on Monday, May 7. If they are convicted, Marigo faces up to five years in federal prison, and Kabba could be sentenced to as much as 10 years in prison. This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the United States Customs Service, Office of Investigations, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement. 01-080 Return to the 2001 Press Release Index.