1 ton of ivory smuggled from Kenya seized by Vietnamese authorities

Earlier this month, authorities seized 3.5 tons of ivory in three shipments illegally imported from Africa at the same port.

State media say 1 ton of ivory costs USD 1.8 million on the black market. In Hanoi, 309 kilogrammes of ivory was seized on October 1.

Elephant ivory is used as jewelry and home decorations in Vietnam, which bans hunting of its own dwindling population of elephants.