Authorities recently arrested a Vietnamese national at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City for trafficking parts of endangered and rare animals, said customs officials at the airport on April 24.
HCM City (VNA) – Authoritiesrecently arrested a Vietnamese national at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi MinhCity for trafficking parts of endangered and rare animals, said customsofficials at the airport on April 24.
After collecting information, customsofficials examined luggage of the man and discovered two elephant tusks, weighing10 kg. The tusks were painted black, covered with aluminium foil and hidden ina box containing lobsters and dried fish.
The detained is a 37-year-old man, residingin Ha Tinh province.
The Institute of Tropical Biology of the VietnamAcademy of Science and Technology concluded that the tusks are of African bushelephants, scientifically known as Loxodonta Africana.
The animal is considered as threatened withextinction in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ofWild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Customs officials at Tan Son Nhat airportare working with authorised agencies to further investigate the case.
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The black-painted elephant tusks (Source: VNA) 
