Illicit Ivory Trafficking from Angola to Vietnam

In a most recent arrest, the National Police in Huila have detained a Vietnamese national for suspected trafficking.^[1] The individual was caught having paid an Angolan national 50,000 kwanzas to transport him and around 20 kilograms of illegal ivory.^[2] This and other arrests in recent months, point to the larger trafficking problem between Angola, along with other countries in Africa, and Vietnam.