The Buzz | HK seizes USD9m worth of ivory in Malaysia shipment

Hong Kong customs officials say they have seized more than USD9 million worth of ivory this week in the city’s biggest haul in 30 years.

The Customs and Excise Department said yesterday authorities pulled out 7,200 kilograms of elephant tusks from a shipment from Malaysia labeled as frozen fish.

Customs officers displayed samples of the tusks piled on the floor at their offices close to some of Hong Kong’s giant container ports.

The department says the seizure occurred Tuesday and three people at a trading company in Hong Kong have been arrested in connection with the shipment.

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