VOV.VN - The customs officers and police forces operating in Hai Phong recently detected and seized a huge amount of ivory smuggled into Vietnam from Africa.
According to details of the case, local authorities checked a suspicious container at International Port of Lach Tray and discovered 1.6 tonnes of ivory tusks mixed with imported farmed cow horns.
The ivory tusks had been cut into pieces, thereby making them easier to smuggle. Most notably, they were also painted black as part of efforts to camouflage them from the police.
A further investigation into the case is now underway.
Vietnam has banned the trade of elephant tusks since 1992. According to Vietnamese law, individuals who store, transport, trade, or advertise ivory of two kg or more may be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison and receive a fine of up to VND15 billion, equal to US$604,379.
VOV.VN - Customs officials operating in Da Nang said on January 13 that they had successfully seized nearly seven tonnes of ivory and pangolin scales from a suspicious container which had recently been shipped from Nigeria to Tien Sa Port in the central city.
VOV.VN - Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi stated on November 12 that they have stopped two separate incidents of trafficked rhino horns and ivory handicraft products being smuggled into Vietnam.
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