Customs seize record ivory haul

Published: 21 May 2009 y., Thursday

The ivory was seized by customs officials after being smuggled from Tanzania to the Philippines.

The largest ever shipment of elephant tusks into the country was found in two container vans. It's worth over two million U.S. dollars.

Šaltinis: Reuters
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