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Record haul of smuggled ivory seized in northern port city

Task forces in the northern port city of Hai Phong seized about 7 tonnes of tusks hidden in a container arriving at Nam Dinh Vu Port from Africa on March 20, according to the General Department of Customs.
Record haul of smuggled ivory seized in northern port city ảnh 1This is the largest ever seizure of smuggled tusks in Hai Phong. (Photo: VNA)
Hai Phong (VNA) – Task forces in thenorthern port city of Hai Phong seized about 7 tonnes of tusks hidden in acontainer arriving at Nam Dinh Vu Port from Africa on March 20, according tothe General Department of Customs.

It is one of the three containers departing fromAngola and transiting in Singapore, declared to contain peanuts.  

This is the largest ever seizure of smuggled tusks in Hai Phong, the agency said, adding that the case is under furtherinvestigation.

The items are included in Appendix I of theConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora(CITES), which lists species that are the most endangered among CITES-listedanimals and plants.

The trading of elephant tusks has been banned in Vietnam since 1992, withviolators fined from 5-50 million VND (213.2 – 2,132 USD) or imprisoned fromsix months to five years./.
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