Apapa customs intercepts pangolin scales, Ivory tusks valued at N952BN
By TVC News Nigeria
04 February 2021 |
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Apapa customs intercepts pangolin scales, Ivory tusks valued at N952BN
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The seizure, worth 22 billion naira ($54 million), included 17,134 kg of pangolin scales, 870 kg of elephant tusks and 4.60 kg in pangolin claws, Colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali, comptroller-general of customs, said in a statement to the press.
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