PHNOM PENH — Cambodia seized more than 3.2 tons of elephant tusks hidden in a storage container sent from Mozambique, a customs official said Sunday, marking the country's largest ivory bust. He said the ivory was sent from the southern African nation of Mozambique and arrived at the port last year. Pictures of the massive haul showed long rows of confiscated tusks spread out on the ground at the port. The largest before this week occured in 2014, when Cambodian customs seized about three tons of ivory hidden in a container of beans at the southwestern port of Sihanoukville. Last year, Cambodia also seized nearly a ton of ivory hidden in hollowed-out logs discovered inside an abandoned container, owned by a company based in Mozambique.

Source: Philippine Star December 16, 2018 05:37 UTC