The ivory was hidden in two containers owned by a company located in Phu Nhuan District.
The large amount of illegally-transported ivory found at Saigon Port
According to the company’s papers, the containers consist of asphalt drums imported from Africa and then transited in Vietnam before being exported to Cambodia. However customs officers and police detected the ivory hidden in drums.
It is rare to find ivory in asphalt barrels. Earlier, illegally-traded ivory was found in containers which held pieces of wood.
Police have continued checking the barrels for more possible ivory.
By late December last year, around 500 kilos of ivory and pangolin scales imported from Africa were detected by customs authorities at Cat Lai Port in HCM City.