Vietnamese customs authorities in the northern port city of Hai Phong intercepted a massive seven-ton shipment of illicit ivory that originated in Angola and traveled via Singapore.
Inspectors discovered the contraband on Monday after seeing a discrepancy in shipping documents that listed the contents of the containers as “peanuts.”
Monday’s haul follows a similar seizure of 600 kilograms of African ivory last month also in Hai Phong.
Vietnam in recent years, has become a major transshipment country for illegal wildlife products to be smuggled across the border into China.
SUGGESTED READING:
- Hai Phong City Portal: Hai Phong Customs Department discovered and seized about 7 tons of smuggled ivory at Nam Hai Dinh Vu Port (in Vietnamese)
- Reuters: Vietnam seizes 7 tonnes ivory in largest wildlife smuggling case in years
