446 elephant tusks seized in Thailand may have come from Zambia
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Diggers
Thai authorities intercepted 446 elephant tusks hidden in hollowed-out logs, in a shipment that may have originated in Zambia. Diggers says trafficking on such a scale requires organisation involving financing, documents and transport, and calls on Zambian authorities to explain the possible origin.
Thai authorities have intercepted 446 elephant tusks hidden in hollowed-out timber logs. According to Diggers, preliminary information suggests that the shipment may have come from Zambia or transited through the country.
The media outlet notes that moving such a volume would require an organised operation involving transport and documents, among other things. If all 446 pieces are complete tusks, they could represent up to 223 elephants, with each animal generally carrying two tusks.
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