Sri Lanka customs seizes large consignment of ivory

A large consignment of ivory was seized by the authorities of Sri Lanka customs on 22nd may 2012. The containers with ivories were on the transshipments to Dubai via port of Colombo. Shipment had been originated in Kenya. The ivories were hidden in one of the three containers which supposed to be containing plastic materials for recycling. Four hundred ivories were recovered from the container while it was hidden in with recycling material.

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