Vietnam Seizes 7 Tonnes Ivory in Largest Wildlife Smuggling Case in Years

Vietnam Seizes 7 Tonnes Ivory in Largest Wildlife Smuggling Case in Years
Ivory tusks after being seized by security forces at the port of Lome and set to be shipped to Vietnam, on Jan. 28, 2014. Noel Kokou Tadegnon/Reuters
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HANOI—Vietnamese authorities on Monday seized seven tonnes of ivory smuggled from Angola, the largest seizure of wildlife products in years, the government said.

Trade in ivory is illegal in Vietnam but wildlife trafficking remains widespread. Other items often found smuggled into the country include pangolin scales, rhino horns, and tiger carcasses.