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Gold smuggling resumes in Kerala as virus curbs ease

July 13, 2020 5:00 AM

Gold smuggling has been a persistent problem in India's southern state of Kerala.

Vietnam seizes 5.26 tonnes of pangolin scales hidden in cashew containers

May 24, 2019 3:14 PM

HANOI (REUTERS) - Vietnam has seized more than five metric tonnes of pangolin scales hidden in cashew nut containers shipped from Nigeria, the government said on Friday, in Southeast Asia's latest large-scale wildlife trafficking case.

China seizes record ivory tusks, busts smuggling gang

April 15, 2019 6:08 PM

HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Chinese authorities seized 7.48 tonnes of smuggled ivory tusks last month, the biggest haul in recent years, as Beijing steps up a campaign against illegal wildlife trafficking.

Vietnamese man caught trying to smuggle tiger parts

April 12, 2019 5:00 AM

HANOI • A Vietnamese man has been arrested for attempting to smuggle an entire tiger skin and bones into China, police in the south-east Asian country - where the illegal wildlife trade flourishes - said yesterday.

Vietnam man arrested smuggling tiger skin, bones to China

April 11, 2019 2:25 PM

HANOI (AFP) - A Vietnamese man has been arrested for attempting to smuggle an entire tiger skin and tiger bones into China, police said on Thursday (April 11) in the south-east Asian country where illegal wildlife trade flourishes.

Aussie cops seize 585kg of meth in fridges from S'pore

April 10, 2019 5:00 AM

CANBERRA • Australian authorities have seized more than half a tonne of methamphetamine, commonly known as Ice, hidden in commercial refrigerators imported from Singapore.

Australia police seize 585kg of meth in refrigerators from Singapore

April 09, 2019 7:09 PM

CANBERRA (DPA) - Australian authorities have seized more than half a tonne of methylamphetamine, commonly known as ice, hidden in commercial refrigerators imported from Singapore, it was announced on Monday (April 8).

Vietnam seizes 9 tonnes of suspected ivory from Congo

March 29, 2019 2:17 PM

HANOI (AFP) - Vietnam has seized more than nine tonnes of suspected ivory in a timber shipment from the Republic of Congo, customs officials said on Friday (March 29), in one of the country's largest illegal wildlife hauls in years.

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