Smuggled ivories seized in HCM City
Customs officers at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on September 28 seized 59 illegally-transported elephant tusks.
The ivories weighing more than 40 kg and worth more than VND2.4 billion (US$114,300) were hidden in cashew packs allegedly imported from Africa .
The case is under further investigation.
So far this year, the airport’s customs officers have reported six cases of illegal ivory transport and seized more than 300 kg of tusks worth VND18 billion (US$857,100).
The case is under further investigation.
So far this year, the airport’s customs officers have reported six cases of illegal ivory transport and seized more than 300 kg of tusks worth VND18 billion (US$857,100).