HONG KONG: Authorities here this week made their largest haul of contraband ivory in more than 30 years, amid surging illegal wildlife seizures fuelled by lax regulations and buoyant demand from mainland China.
Customs officials on Thursday said they had seized 7,200kg of ivory tusks, valued at around HK$72mil (RM40mil), at a cargo warehouse beside the city's harbour.
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