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Man fined for smuggling ivory

(July 28, 2015)

A 27-year-old man, charged with importing endangered species, was today convicted at Tsuen Wan Magistrates' Courts and fined $62,000.
 
Customs officers seized about 15 kilogrammes of ivory tusks and ivory products worth about $150,000 from the man, who flew from Lagos via Dubai, at the airport yesterday.
 
Under the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals & Plants Ordinance, convicted offenders can be fined $100,000 and jailed for one year. 

Illicit haul

Illicit haul:  Customs officers seized about 15 kilogrammes of ivory tusks and ivory products worth about $150,000 from a man at the airport yesterday.


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