Half a tonne of smuggled ivory seized in Hai Phong city

A container containing some 490kg of ivory smuggled by sea has freshly been uncovered in the northern port city of Hai Phong.
Half a tonne of smuggled ivory seized in Hai Phong city ảnh 1The ivory seized at the scene (Photo: VNA)
Hai Phong (VNA) – A container containing some 490kg of ivorysmuggled by sea has freshly been uncovered in the northern port city of HaiPhong.

With the container opened at Lach Huyen internationalport on February 2, 117 pieces of ivory tusks mixed with imported farmed cowhorns were found.

Informed about the arrival of the illegal batch since the beginningof January, the Region 1 Coast Guard High Command and the municipal Department of Customs worked together to conduct related verification and bust the case.

Further investigation is underway.

Vietnam has banned the trading of elephant tusks since 1992.Trading, storing and transporting ivory is forbidden, with violators fined from5-50 million VND (213.2 – 2,132 USD) or imprisoned from six months to fiveyears./.
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