Philadelphia art dealer 'smuggled tonne of ivory'

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

An art dealer has been arrested and accused of smuggling a tonne of African ivory into the US for sale at his Philadelphia store.

Victor Gordon, 68, paid a conspirator to fly to Africa, purchase raw ivory and have it carved to his specifications, prosecutors said.

The conspirator dyed the carvings in order to make them appear old before smuggling them into the US, they said.

Traffic in ivory is tightly restricted under US and international law.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14302333

[xchrom]

1. 'where there's fleas there's nits' as my grandma used to say. Nt

[Angry Dragon]

2. I would like to see him stripped naked, put into the bush

for a month, without any supplies ..........

[SemperEadem]

5. no, that's not equal to the crime and is too easy for him

his accomplice will find him and harbor him.

No, harvesting ivory from African Elephants means pulling their tusks from their jaw. Those are two huge teeth which can grow upwards of 7 feet. The fact that they kill the elephant to get its teeth makes it no better.

Since he can't be murdered, he should have his teeth pulled without anesthesia, one by one, so that he will forever know what that elephant went through.

[msanthrope]

3. That motherfucker was my neighbor.

He doesn't have an art gallery--he has a fire hazard.

[JAnthony]

4. Isn't that always the way? No doubt he's a Tea bagging Republican, too

I'm willing to bet!

[msanthrope]

6. Nope. Not even close.

It will be amusing to see which separatist group shows up at the courthouse claiming conspiracy
and racism.