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Chinese customs seize 114 ivory products

Chinese customs seize 114 ivory products

China, Customs, PRC, Xinhua News Agency, Ivory products, Red coral, Protecting wild animals
Staff members of customs check ivory products and red coral products seized in inbound parcels, in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province. Photo by Ni Song/Xinhua.
Staff members of customs check ivory products and red coral products seized in inbound parcels, in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province. Photo by Ni Song/Xinhua.

Customs authorities in north China's Shanxi Province have intercepted 114 ivory products. This was reported by The Xinhua News Agency.

The ivory items, weighing nearly 2.1 kg, and four red coral products, weighing 70 grams, were seized in inbound parcels, according to the local airport customs in Taiyuan, the provincial capital.

China suspended imports of ivory and ivory products in 2015 and ended related commercial processing and sales at the end of 2017 as part of its commitment to protecting wild animals.

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