by Adam Cruise | Feb 17, 2023 | News
By Lydia Lam, Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: The director of a trading firm was sentenced to 10 months’ jail on Wednesday (Feb 15) for importing 1,787 pieces of elephant tusks from Africa into Singapore, en route to Vietnam. The tusks of the endangered species...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 24, 2022 | News
By Angele Latham, Jackson Sun In an unusual case for Tennessee, a man has been charged in federal court with transporting and selling elephant tusks in West Tennessee, according to documents filed by the court last week. James Bennett, who was arrested in October...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 24, 2022 | News
By Louisa Tang, Today Online SINGAPORE: A 40-year-old woman was found guilty on Wednesday (March 23) of importing into Singapore close to 1,800 elephant ivory pieces, worth a total of S$3.3 million. She did not exercise due diligence to ensure that the shipment...
by Adam Cruise | Jan 27, 2022 | News
By Mena FM SINGAPORE: An eight-week INTERPOL operation against wildlife crime and trafficking resulted in arrests and seizures across Asia and Africa. Codenamed Golden Strike, the operation – which ended late last year – targeted the criminals and networks smuggling...
by Adam Cruise | Dec 13, 2021 | News
By Eino Vatileni – The Namibian A 71-YEAR-OLD man was arrested after allegedly being found in possession of four elephant tusks on Thursday. According to the police, the man was arrested at Nonidas River Plots at Swakopmund.It is alleged that the suspect...
