Tusks worth Bt22.8m seized

Customs deputy chief Thanat Suwattanamethakul said the department’s chief Somchai Pulsawat ordered staff to take strict action against people trying to smuggle items prohibited by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) and the 1992 Wildlife Act.
The ivory was found in three boxes, brought in by a flight from Kenya on Friday, addressed to Johnson Controls AIP Express, with contents inside described as handicrafts. The items were handed over to the National Parks Department.