1,500 pieces of tusks seized at the Royal Malaysian Customs were hidden in wooden crates, purpose-built to look like stacks of sawn timber! The following pictures illustrate the Malaysian Customs ivory bust in progress. Pictures courtesy of WWF Singapore (their Facebook Page) – . Also see full report at  http://www.traffic.org/home/2012/12/11/massive-african-ivory-seizure-in-malaysia.html.

From outside, it looks like a pile of wood. Smugglers went to great lengths to hide the 1,500 pieces of Elephant tusks they were transporting from Togo to China via Malaysia.

Hmm… a little suspicious Smugglers went to great lengths to hide the 1,500 pieces of Elephant tusks they were transporting from Togo to China via Malaysia. But they got caught! Thanks to the Royal Malaysian Customs.

Remove the top…. Smugglers went to great lengths to hide the 1,500 pieces of Elephant tusks they were transporting from Togo to China via Malaysia. But they got caught! Thanks to the Royal Malaysian Customs.

Peel another layer off! Smugglers went to great lengths to hide the 1,500 pieces of Elephant tusks they were transporting from Togo to China via Malaysia.

What’s that? A secret compartment! Smugglers went to great lengths to hide the 1,500 pieces of Elephant tusks they were transporting from Togo to China via Malaysia.

Voila! The smuggled goods are revealed! Smugglers went to great lengths to hide the 1,500 pieces of Elephant tusks they were transporting from Togo to China via Malaysia.

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