British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson holds a smuggled tusk at the Customs Department during yesterday's visit. "We truly appreciate Thailand's efforts to uphold the London Declaration in mitigating the illegal trade of endangered wildlife," the UK foreign secretary said. The majority of illegal wildlife products originate in Africa, which smugglers will often transit via Asean countries to sell the products in China. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and China are all key destination countries for the illegal wildlife trade, it said. Thailand is among 46 countries that signed a declaration at the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2018 23:32 UTC