Haiphong Police Seize Large Volume of Ivory

Customs officials and Environmental Police seized around a ton of ivory in northern Haiphong City. The ivory arrived last week in four containers shipped to Haiphong Port from Nigeria. Relevant documents said the containers contained peanuts. The provincial customs officials decided to check the containers and found elephant tusks hidden under peanut packages. Elephant ivory is banned from import or export in Vietnam. The case is under investigation. (Vietnamnews Aug 20)