1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory seized in southeast DR Congo

1.5 tonnes of elephant ivory seized in southeast DR Congo

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Lubumbashi, Dr Congo (AFP) May 19, 2022

Authorities in southeastern DR Congo have seized one and a half tonnes of elephant ivory, legal and environmental officials said, in one of the largest hauls in Africa in years. Officers discovered the smuggled tusks aboard trucks in the city of Lubumbashi on Saturday, according to a legal official who declined to be named due involvement in an ongoing investigation into the affair. Pol

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