Hong Kong seizes record eight tonnes of pangolin scalesHong Kong customs seized 8,300 kilos of pangolin scales, the latest huge haul to underscore the city's central role in the lucrative and booming illegal wildlife trade. "This is a record high in quantity for a seizure of pangolin scales," the customs department said in a statement. Customs officers displayed dozens of sacks filled with scales to the media on Friday as well as as hundreds of uncarved tusks, in an acrid-smelling room. China finally banned the ivory trade a year ago while Hong Kong began phasing it out a few months later. SEE ALSO :One dead in oil tanker blaze off Hong Kong

Source: Standard Digital February 01, 2019 06:33 UTC