by Adam Cruise | Apr 29, 2023 | News
By Big News Network Vietnam has seized 11.8 kilograms of rhino horns and 4.7 kilograms of elephant ivory in checked-in luggage on a flight from Qatar, Vietnam News Agency reported on Thursday. Customs officers at Noi Bai international airport in Vietnam’s...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 29, 2022 | News
By Ezra Cheung, The South China Morning Post More than 280 pieces of suspected ivory have been seized from a Hong Kong shop, government officials announced on Thursday. It was the biggest haul of elephant ivory since its possession, importation and re-export was...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 25, 2022 | Commentary
By Julian Newman – Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) In late June 2002, the container ship MOL Independence docked at Singapore port after a voyage of almost a month from Durban in South Africa. On board was a consignment which had been on a far longer...
by Adam Cruise | May 20, 2022 | News
By Malavika Vyawahare – Mongabay A three-year investigation has led authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to 2 metric tons of ivory hidden in a stash house in the southern city of Lubumbashi.The tusks are valued at $6 million on the international...
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...