Cao Bang border guards seize 51 kg of smuggled ivory

VOV.VN -Border forces in Cao Bang province have arrested a man for illegally transporting ivory to China.

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The suspect was identified as Nong Van Ky, 26, of Dam Thuy commune in Trung Khanh district.

Border guards on duty in Ban Mam village caught Ky red-handed as he was smuggling the ivory.

At the scene, the police seized 25 elephant tusks and 52 ivory pieces, weighing a total of 51 kg.

Ky confessed that he intended to transport the ivory to China for buyers there.

The case is under further investigation.

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