Man Jailed for Trying to Smuggle Ivory Tusk Into Singapore in Thermos Flask
The 30-year-old Indonesian crew member was arrested after officers found a nearly 28 cm ivory tusk hidden in a modified thermos flask.
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ICA officers open Indonesian ship crew's thermal flask, find elephant ivory tusk
Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers "unbottled" an Indonesian ship crew member's thermal flask at PSA Keppel Entrance Crew Office on Aug 9, and found a nearly 28cm-long elephant ivory task in it, instead of water.Revealing the smuggling attempt in a Facebook post on Thursday (Sept 10) evening, ICA said the 30-year-old Indonesian was returning home and transiting through Singapore.He...
SINGAPORE – A 30-year-old Indonesian man has been sentenced to eight weeks in jail after being caught trying to smuggle an elephant tusk into Singapore, Channel News Asia reported. The accused, identified as Hafiludin and a crew member, was arrested on August 9 with 550 grams of ivory hidden in a thermos. The ship was carrying ...
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