HONG KONG SEIZES $3.4M IN ILLEGAL AFRICAN IVORY

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HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong customs officers have confiscated nearly 4 tons of ivory worth $3.4 million in their biggest ever seizure of endangered species products, authorities said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip from customs officials in neighboring Guangdong province in mainland China, Hong Kong officials found the ivory tusks and ornaments in two containers shipped from Tanzania and Kenya.

Officers on Tuesday found nearly 1,000 pieces of ivory tusks weighing more than 1,900 kilograms (4,188 pounds) as well as 1.4 kilograms (3 pounds) of ivory ornaments in a container from Tanzania. The ivory was hidden in bags of plastic scrap.

A day later, officers found 237 pieces of ivory tusks weighing about 1,900 kilograms (4,188 pounds) in a shipment from Kenya.

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1. k

It's a shame on humanity how they're being killed for this.

[XemaSab]

2. Fuck China

n/t