Mozambique Makes Large Seizure of Elephant Ivory as Botswana Threatens to Send Elephants to Germany

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Friday, April 12, 2024
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
40
Issue: 
4
Abstract: 

        On March 22, 2024, law enforcement officials from Mozambique’s Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) and the Tax Authority seized a container at Maputo port that was going to Dubai and contained 651 pieces of elephant ivory hidden in a shipment of bags of corn. Officials at a leading environmental non-governmental organization are trying to motivate Mozambique and Angola to take stronger steps to prosecute ivory trafficking.