M'sian held for ivory smuggling

By PATRICK LEE
  • Nation

  • Saturday, 21 Mar 2015

PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian man has been arrested by Thai police for allegedly being behind an international illegal ivory trading network.

According to AP, Teo Boon Ching, 51, was arrested on Thursday after Thai police seized 51 pieces of African ivory weighing about 135kg on Dec 31 last year in northeast Thailand.

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