Friday, 04:26, 24/05/2019
Large quantity of pangolin scales discovered at Cai Mep Terminal
VOV.VN -Nearly 5.3 tonnes of pangolin scales were found by customs forces hidden within two containers at Cai Mep International Terminal (CMIT) in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on May 23.
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| Officials made the discovery of 51 black bags that contained the pangolin scales. |
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| The scales were found hidden beneath several bags of raw cashew nuts. |
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| Each bag containing the scales weighed in at over 30 kg. |
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| The pangolin scales had been divided into two parts, small scales and large scales. |
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| The bust by custom officials marks the biggest smuggling case of pangolin scales ever recorded in CMIT. |
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| One of the containers had nearly 200 bags of raw cashew nuts inside. |
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| According to the custom forces present, the smuggled goods had been imported from Nigeria. |
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| A further investigation is to be conducted in order to reveal the operation that was attempting to smuggled the illegal goods. |
