▁charged ▁with ▁pro cur ing ▁and ▁illegal ▁export ▁of ▁weapons ▁and ▁m un itions : ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁ 9 ▁mm ▁hand g uns , ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁r ounds ▁of ▁am mun ition , ▁and ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁te ar - gas ▁gr en ades , ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁a ▁UN ▁embargo . ▁Several ▁other ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁officers ▁were ▁released ▁because ▁they ▁had ▁diplom atic ▁pass ports . ▁His ▁accomp lice , ▁Michael ▁Barry ▁Sh or , ▁an ▁international ▁tr ader , ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Civil ▁War ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁president ial ▁election ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 2 0 1 1 ▁I vor ian ▁crisis ▁and ▁the ▁Second ▁I vor ian ▁Civil ▁War . ▁International ▁organizations ▁reported ▁numerous ▁human - right s ▁viol ations ▁by ▁both ▁sides . ▁In ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Du ék ou é , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁people ▁were ▁killed . ▁In ▁nearby ▁Bl ol équ in , ▁do z ens ▁were ▁killed . ▁UN ▁and ▁French ▁forces ▁took ▁military ▁action ▁against ▁G bag bo . ▁G bag bo ▁was ▁taken ▁into ▁cust ody ▁after ▁a ▁ra id ▁into ▁his ▁residence ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁country ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁by ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁observed ▁that ▁O u att ara ▁had ▁inherited ▁a ▁form id able ▁challenge