Nigeria seizes record $54 million in pangolin parts, elephant tusks 05 August 2021 - 09:30 By Reuters The seizure, worth 22 billion naira, included 17,137kg of pangolin scales, 44kg of elephant tusks and 60kg in pangolin claws, Colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali, comptroller-general of customs, said in a statement. Image: Sunday Times/ File photo
Officials in Nigeria a hub for illegal wildlife trafficking have seized a record amount of pangolin scales and claws and elephant tusks as the government attempts to combat the trade, the head of customs said on Wednesday.
The seizure, worth 22 billion naira ($54 million), included 17,137kg of pangolin scales, 44kg of elephant tusks and 60kg in pangolin claws, Colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali, comptroller-general of customs, said in a statement.
Nigeria seizes record $54 million in pangolin parts, elephant tusks
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