Customs uncover 270kilos of ivory illegally transported to Cat Lai port
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s Customs Office announced that its officers and anti-trafficking police uncovered more than 270 kilos of African elephant tusks hidden in wood blocks transported via Cat Lai Port on November 29.
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The customs officers said these containers had departed from a port of an African nation, transited through a port in Malaysia and arrived at Cat Lai port before docking at Phnom Penh port, Cambodia.
This is the sixth time Vietnam customs officers have uncovered elephant tusks illegally transported from Africa to Cat Lai port.