213 Tusks, Ivory Seized
From Reuters
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania —
Police have seized 213 elephant tusks and a quantity of carved ivory at Singida, northern Tanzania, Radio Tanzania reported Sunday. The haul, valued at $94,000, was being transported to neighboring Burundi hidden in a truck under sacks of cement and rice.
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