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By David Badger
Singapore has made its largest-ever seizure of smuggled ivory, impounding a haul of nearly nine tonnes of tusks from an estimated 300 elephants, authorities said yesterday. The illegal cargo, discovered in a container from the Democratic Republic of the Congo being shipped to Vietnam, also included around 12 tonnes of pangolin scales — the third such seizure in as many months. The haul is said to be worth around £39m ($48.6m).
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Martyn Benson
July 24, 2019 at 3:11 pmBi Congratulations to the Singapore authorities and now to root out the nasty people who have assisted and contributed to this dastardly trade.
A public flogging will be too good for the collaborators – they deserve only lasting punishment which will serve as a message to all who assist in such traffic.