Cambodia uncovers ivory stash worth as much as 9 million dollars
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Phnom Penh - Cambodian authorities have uncovered a stash of ivory and other animal parts in a shipment of wood that travelled to Phnom Penh from Mozambique via Singapore, a local newspaper reported Tuesday.
The haul, including more than 140 ivory tusks, was found packed inside three hollowed-out logs, the Cambodia Daily reported.
The discovery also included an unknown quantity of scales from pangolins, one of the world's most endangered mammal species, as well as tiger and other elephant parts, according to the paper.
The animal parts were likely headed for China, officials told the paper.
Ivory can fetch as much as 2,025 dollars per kilogram in Beijing, according to a report earlier this year by the Guardian newspaper.
Based on early estimates, the discovery in Cambodia could be worth as much as 9 million dollars, the Cambodia Daily said.
