HONG KONG: Hong Kong Customs seized about 15 kilograms of suspected worked ivory worth about HK$150,000 and arrested an incoming male passenger at Hong Kong International Airport yesterday.
Customs officers intercepted a suspicious 32-year-old male passenger at the airport yesterday evening. The passenger arrived in Hong Kong from Abuja, Nigeria, via Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
Officers found about 15kg of suspected worked ivory concealed in a tailor-made vest inside the baggage carried by him. The case was handed over to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department for follow-up investigation.
The case was brought before Tsuen Wan Magistrates’ Courts today. The man pleaded guilty and was fined HK$65,000.
