HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese authorities seized 7.48 tonnes of smuggled ivory tusks last month, the biggest haul in recent years, as Beijing steps up a campaign against illegal wildlife trafficking.
The seizures came during an operation against an international criminal gang "that has long been specialising in smuggling ivory," the customs administration said on Monday.
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