3 Vietnamese arraigned over pangolin scale, tusk smuggling in Nigeria
Their arrests led to the seizure of six metric tons of ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales, animal bones, and canine teeth
Their arrests led to the seizure of six metric tons of ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales, animal bones, and canine teeth
'Buy one wildlife product and you will get 15 years in jail'
Vietnamese authorities have seized more than two tonnes of pangolin scales and ivory from Africa
The confiscated items were hidden in boxes on a flight from Nigeria
Customs officers found that two passengers, Nguyen Van Ha and Nguyen Van Hien, from the northern Vietnamese province of Nam Dinh, showed suspicious signs because they did not declare the imported goods they had brought along after completing entry procedures