Congo Republic police seize 253 kg smuggled ivory
Posted on: Saturday, 20 August 2005, 14:11 CDT
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Police in Congo Republic seized 253 kg (557 lb) of elephant tusks that poachers were trying to smuggle out of the country by air, police said on Saturday.
Police discovered the haul consisting of 66 pieces of ivory at the Maya-Maya international airport in the capital Brazzaville on Friday, saying it was probably destined to be smuggled out of West Africa via Ivory Coast's main city Abidjan.
"We have caught the forwarding agent, and the investigation in progress will allow us to find the destination," the head of airport security, Maxime Dikele, told reporters.
Elephants are protected by law in Congo Republic, where poachers hunt the animals for their tusks.
Source: REUTERS
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