Six people accused of smuggling disguised elephant ivory

“Six people were arrested by the US Department of Justice on Wednesday, accused of taking part in a trans-Atlantic ring that routinely sneaked ivory, much of it elaborately carved, out of three African countries – Uganda, Ivory Coast and Cameroon – that prohibit such exports, and then slipped it past customs agents at Kennedy Airport in the elaborately disguised packages. In the US, importing elephant ivory was made a crime in 1976.” – TopNews