VietNamNet Bridge – The customs bureau of Hai Phong on May 24 detected the illegal import of a huge volume of ivory, reported Hai Phong Chief Customs Officer Vu Hoang Duong.

According to Duong, the ivory was transported from Africa to the port on a ship named Noble. The owner of this batch of goods is a company based in Lang Son province. However, this firm denied owning the goods.

Ivory is cut off into pieces and hidden in bags of shells and snail shells.

Police are working on the case.

In early May, Hai Phong port customs officers also discovered over 2 tons of ivory hidden in seaweed bags, sourced from Africa.

It is observed that Vietnam is a transit point of ivory from Africa to China.

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