According to the official logbook, the ivory was discovered by customs within the northern port of Haiphong in a container supposedly carrying peanuts.
Photos launched by the customs division confirmed a whole bunch of lengthy ivory tusks stacked in entrance of an open container.
The cargo was despatched to Vietnam by way of Singapore, authorities stated.
Tusks and different elephant physique components are used as talismans and in conventional medication in some components of Asia, though there isn’t a scientific proof of such medicinal properties.
Vietnam formally banned the ivory commerce in 1992, however the nation stays a hub for unlawful wildlife transport in . . .
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