BORDER TUSK FORCE: Smuggler Carrying Ivory Figures Hidden In Cheap Souvenirs Caught At Austrian Airport

Image shows the ivory carvings, undated photo. They were found hidden inside wooden figures at the Vienna airport, in Austria. Note: Licensed content. (Ministry of Finance, Customs/Newsflash) Image shows the ivory carvings, undated photo. They were found hidden inside wooden figures at the Vienna airport, in Austria. Note: Licensed content. (Ministry of Finance, Customs/Newsflash)
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01 August 2023
Customs in Austria have caught a man smuggling banned ivory figurines hidden inside cheap wooden souvenirs. Officials in the city of Vienna, Austria, laid their hands on the 54-year-old Polish national before he walked through the 'nothing to declare' lane at the end of June 2023. The man...