King Khaled Airport Customs thwarts smuggling of 588 pieces of elephant tusks

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Riyadh, Dhu-AlHijjah 24, 1435, Oct 18, 2014, SPA -- Customs of King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh foiled an attempt to smuggle a quantity of African ivory abroad though the kingdom. The ivory, 588 pieces of different shapes and sizes weighing about 490 kilograms, was found hidden within the luggage of a passenger on a flight coming from one of the African countries and bound to an East Asian country. --SPA 13:42 LOCAL TIME 10:42 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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