Chinese cartel arrested for smuggling large tons of elephant tusks

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Published (Updated) on Saturday, November 9, 2013
Three Chinese nationals were arrested in Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania, on Tuesday after nearly 800 tusks were found hidden in bags of garlic at their homes. According to a recent survey by the International Fund for Animal Welfare, 70 per cent of Chinese people did not know that elephants are killed for ivory products.
The survey revealed that most thought elephants lost tusks in the same way humans lose teeth. China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a news conference on Tuesday that China was committed to working with the international community to protect wildlife. The U.S. is the world's second largest consumer of ivory products behind China....http://w.iyal.o.k/n
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