Officials seize more than 280 pieces of ivory from Hong Kong shop, biggest haul since trade banned last year


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More than 280 pieces of suspected ivory have been seized from a Hong Kong shop, government officials has announced.

It was the biggest haul of elephant ivory since its possession, importation and re-export was outlawed last year.

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