HANOI: Authorities have seized 7.5 tonnes of elephant ivory and pangolin scales in one of Vietnam’s biggest wildlife trafficking cases.
The 3.5 tonnes of ivory and 4 tonnes of pangolin scales were found on Wednesday in barrels when customs officers checked a shipping container arriving at northern Hai Phong port, the Vietnam News Agency reported.
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