Hide ivory jewelry in hollowed out log

Bracelets, rosaries, statues... made from ivory are hidden by the owner in hollowed out logs.

Lang Son Provincial Police are investigating the origin of the ivory jewelry products transported by driver Ngo Van Thu (29 years old, from My Duc district, Hanoi).

Evidence discovered by police. Photo: Duc Tuan.

Previously, the police coordinated with Tan Thanh and Huu Nghi Customs Branches to discover that the car driven by Thu had suspicious signs, so they conducted an administrative inspection.

On the truck were 33 logs, Thu said he was transporting them for a cargo owner in the same district to the Tan Thanh border gate area. Checking the logs, the authorities found signs of assembly at each end.

The working group used a knife to split the logs in half and discovered bracelets, rings, rosaries, small statues, and dragon-carved seals wrapped in paper. Thu could not produce any documents proving the origin of this 43 kg shipment.

According to VNE