Kenya seizes nearly two tonnes of ivory from shipment bound for Cambodia
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MOMBASA - Kenyan officials seized nearly two tonnes of smuggled ivory after recalling a shipment en route to Cambodia following intelligence that it contained illegal cargo, a tax official said.
The 1.97 tonnes of ivory, valued at 197 million shillings ($2 million), were hidden in hollow wooden planks and declared as ceramics, David Yego, Kenya Revenue Authority's commissioner for investigations, said on Wednesday.
Authorities in Singapore returned the shipment to Mombasa after Kenya raised the alarm.
