“The elephant tusks were hidden among marble in a container that was abandoned,” Sun Chhay, director of the customs and excise office at the port, said. UK to tighten laws on 'abhorrent' ivory trade Read moreHe 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 occurred in 2014, when Cambodian customs seized about three tonnes of ivory hidden in a container of beans at the south-western port of Sihanoukville. Last year, Cambodia also seized nearly a tonne of ivory hidden in hollowed-out logs discovered inside an abandoned container, owned by a company based in Mozambique.

Source: The Guardian December 16, 2018 06:00 UTC