Vietnam seizes 16 kg of smuggled rhino horns, ivory

Vietnam seizes 16 kg of smuggled rhino horns, ivory

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...
Vietnam seizes 600 kg of ivory smuggled from Africa

Vietnam seizes 600 kg of ivory smuggled from Africa

By Khanh Vu, Reuters HANOI: Vietnamese authorities have over the past week seized more than 600 kilograms of ivory smuggled from Africa, the government said on Monday.  Trade in ivory is illegal in Vietnam but wildlife trafficking remains widespread. Other items...
Vietnam seizes 2 tonnes of ivory, pangolin scales

Vietnam seizes 2 tonnes of ivory, pangolin scales

By The Free Press Journal The bust comes at the end of a year of big wildlife seizures destined for Vietnam, a hotbed of the illicit but lucrative trade in animal parts from elephants, pangolins, tigers and rhinos. Hanoi: Vietnam seized more than two tonnes of ivory...