BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai customs officials on Monday announced their second big seizure of African ivory in two weeks, amounting to around three tonnes of tusks worth about $6 million.
The ivory was hidden in a shipment of tea leaves originating from Kenya, General Dapong Ratanasuwan, the minister of natural resources and the environment, told reporters. Police had made arrests over the seizure, he added, but did not say how many.
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