Malaysia seizes hundreds of African elephant tusks

Following a tip-off, Malaysian authorities have seized hundreds of African elephant tusks worth RM4 million (S$1.6 million) that were being shipped to Cambodia.



Customs official Azis Yacub said inspectors at Port Klang harbour found the tusks hidden in containers of handicrafts from Kenya's Mombasa port. The shipment was headed for Cambodia's beach resort area of Sihanoukville.

Officials said the tusks weighed nearly two tonnes (1,815kg).

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