China customs seizes 8 ivory items
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Updated: 2019-02-03 17:36
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BEIJING -- Nanning Customs in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has seized eight ivory products, it announced Sunday.
The eight ivory bracelets weighing a total 577.1 grams were found inside four coffee packages carried by a foreign passenger.
The customs has handed over the items to the anti-smuggling department for further investigation.
China banned all domestic ivory trade at the end of 2017 as part of its commitment to protecting wild animals.
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