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HCM City: 529 kg smuggled tusks uncovered

Customs officials in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1 reported that they have detected 529kg of elephant tusks illegally imported into Vietnam under the cover of wood.
HCM City: 529 kg smuggled tusks uncovered ảnh 1Ivoury tusks (Illustrative imane. ​Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA)– Customs officials in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1 reported that they have detected529kg of elephant tusks illegally imported into Vietnam under the cover of wood.

On December 1 morning, thecustoms branch of Sai Gon Port Zone 1 coordinated with the border station of NhaRong Port and the Police Department on Anti-Smuggling (C47) under the PublicSecurity Ministry to examine three containers of imported wood owned by HuynhPhat company in Tan Binh district.

The officials found the tuckshidden inside two hollow wood blocks measuring 68cm in width and 4m in length.Market price of the tuck amount is about 20 billion VND.

Authorities said that the methodof smuggling is new, as the tusks are put inside the wood blocks which arecovered by a layer of wax and a layer of plaster with two ends nailed with woodboard, so that the blocks have a reasonable weight and look normal.

Earlier in October andNovember, Ho Chi Minh City’s customs also uncovered six cases of smuggling ofmore than 5 tonnes of pangolin’s scab and ivory tusks.-VNA
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