Cambodian authorities have seized more than 3.2 tons of trafficked elephant tusks at the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, a senior customs official said on Saturday.
The ivory tusks were found on Thursday hidden in an abandoned container that had sat unopened at the port since July, said Sun Chhay, director of the Customs and Excise Office at the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port.
“A total of 1,026 pieces of elephant tusks, weighing 3,230 kg, was found when the authorities decided to open the container on...