In one of the nation's largest animal-trafficking cases, Vietnamese authorities recovered 3.5 tons of ivory and 4 tons of pangolin scales.
In one of the nation's largest animal-trafficking cases, authorities recovered 3.5 tons of ivory and 4 tons of pangolin scales, according to The Associated Press, which cited Vietnam News Agency.
The contraband was discovered in a shipping container that arrived at Hai Phong port in northern Vietnam. The animal remnants had been stuffed inside steel barrels mixed with others containing tar in an attempt to hide them from customs agents.Poaching and trafficking parts of elephants and pangolins can carry a penalty of up to five years in jail in Vietnam.
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