said Hongkong Customs seized ivory

new Hongkong on 10 June, the Hongkong SAR government last month and has publicly burned a number of confiscated ivory, ivory smuggling but still rampant. Hongkong customs 10 cracked has largest aviation passenger of ivory smuggling case, seized 790 kilograms of ivory, value of approximately HK $7900000.

on the same day, the customs inspection by a group of Africa Angola transshipment via Hongkong to Kampuchea passenger baggage, found that 32 pieces of luggage, possession of raw ivory and ivory and semi manufactured goods, such as chopsticks and bracelet.

said Hongkong Customs seized ivory, a Cheap Panthers Jerseys total weight of 790 kilograms, is always the biggest from air passenger baggage seized Ivory smuggling case. During the operation, customs arrested 10 men and 5 women, a total of 15 Vietnamese visitors, aged 20 to 54 years old.

customs, smugglers plan in roundabout ways -- to take airliner in Angola will be Africa ivory that shipped to Ethiopia, and then from Hongkong to Inchon, the final destination is Kampuchea. But because the aircraft malfunction and stranded in Hongkong, during the Cheap Ravens Jerseys waiting period, was intercepted by routine spot checks of the customs.

under Hongkong law, any person for the purpose of illegal import and export trade in endangered species, a conviction, a maximum fine of $5000000 and to imprisonment for two years.

Hongkong customs is cooperating with the AFCD, combating cross-border smuggling of endangered species. Since Hongkong in 2000 seized more than 30 tonnes of illegal ivory, Cheap Reebok NFL Jerseys as global ranked fifth, the rise in recent years. The government last month began to high Cheap Chargers Jerseys temperature incineration, batch destroyed 28 tons of confiscated ivory, is expected to take one or two years cheap Jets Jerseys to complete.

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(original title: Hongkong customs cracked the largest case of passengers of ivory smuggling case)