Authorities in Vietnam discover more than a ton of concealed ivory illegally shipped from Africa

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1. Thu, 13 August 2026

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   • Euronews19:59first to report
     Vietnam discovers more than a tonne of concealed ivory illegally shipped from Africa

     Most trade in ivory from elephants and other endangered animals is banned by international agreement under CITES, a treaty to which almost all UN member countries are parties.

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     • abcnews.com13 Aug, 19:11their copy
2. Fri, 14 August 2026

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   • Anadolu Agency (AA)11:30
     Vietnam seizes nearly 1.2 tons of illegal ivory, animal bones shipped from Africa

     Authorities launch criminal investigation into one of central Vietnam’s biggest wildlife smuggling cases

3. Sat, 15 August 2026

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   • iRozhlas (Czechia)04:40
     Vietnamské úřady zabavily více než tunu slonoviny z Afriky. Kly byly ukryty v kontejnerech se dřevem

     Více než tunu slonoviny propašované z Afriky zabavily vietnamské úřady. Celkem 221 sloních klů vážících 1193 kilogramů bylo ukryto ve třech kontejnerech s nákladem dřeva, které do Vietnamu připluly před měsícem. Nelegální náklad nalezly úřady už minulý týden a nyní ho předvedly novinářům v přístavu Quy Nhon, napsala agentura AP.

4. Sat, 22 August 2026

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   • South China Morning Post03:00
     China banned ivory, but Vietnamese gangs keep the trade alive

     Three months after leaving an inland port far up the Congo River, a consignment of timber arrived in Vietnam this summer concealing a secret it would take customs officials three weeks to uncover: nearly 1.2 tonnes of elephant ivory, smuggled halfway across the world. Tracking data reviewed by This Week in Asia shows the shipment travelled some 9,000 nautical miles (16,700km) – with stops in Sri Lanka and Singapore – before reaching Quy Nhon, a port on Vietnam’s central coast. Custom officers...