Man prosecuted for trafficking ivory items to Thailand
The Hanoi People’s Procuracy has prosecuted a man for attempting to traffic 3.1kg of ivory items to Thailand via Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi one year ago.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi People’s Procuracy hasprosecuted a man for attempting to traffic 3.1kg of ivory items to Thailand viaNoi Bai International Airport in Hanoi one year ago.
According to the indictment, on December 31,2017, while completing procedures for passengers boarding a flight from Hanoito Bangkok, customs officers at the airport suspected and checked the luggageof Quach Van Quynh, who was born in 1997 and from Nhu Thanh district of ThanhHoa province.
The check found four logs, four bead chains andone ring suspected to be ivory that had a total weight of 3.1kg.
All the items were made from African elephant(Loxodonta Africana) tusks, confirmed the Institute of Ecology and BiologicalResources under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
This animal species is listed in the annexes ofthe Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna andFlora (CITES).
Quynh told investigators he did not own thoseitems, and that he had not known they were ivory as an acquaintance had onlyasked him to help bring a suitcase containing food and clothes to a person inThailand.
The procuracy said there are sufficient evidenceproving that Quynh knew the suitcase contained ivory but still tried to bringit to Thailand.
Therefore, it decided to prosecute Quynh for“trafficking prohibited items” as regulated in Article 155 of the 1999 PenalCode.–VNA
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