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Company director held for importing 1,000 elephant parts from Nigeria

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Vietnam A total of 61 bags containing 1,787 suspected elephant tusks weighing 3,480kg in total was found.

On Wednesday, following a trial, District Judge Ong Chin Rhu found Dao Thi Boi, 40, guilty of an offence under the Endangered Species Act.

The ICA officer found images akin to animal horns inside, and the container was detained for investigation.Deputy public prosecutor Lee Zu Zhao said in his submissions that Boi not only turned a blind eye, but actively and knowingly assisted in the dishonest business practices by her client – a man named Su Thien.

The court heard that she also failed to take all reasonable precautions and exercise all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

 

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