AR-News: (Madrid) Spanish police seize ivory from 400 elephants

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02 Jul 2004 18:28:31 GMT

MADRID, July 2 (Reuters) - Spanish police have seized almost three tonnes of 
poached African ivory, which experts estimate could have caused the death of 
about 400 elephants. 
The Madrid haul is the single biggest ever of carved ivory, Spain's Civil 
Guard paramilitary force said in a statement on Friday. 
Members of the Civil Guard's specialised environmental arm Seprona started an 
investigation last year after confiscating 110 kg (240 pounds) of elephant 
hair, some of which had been turned into jewellery. 
They subsequently found 3.4 tonnes of raw and worked ivory in a store in 
Madrid, whose owner had a licence to keep less than 500 kg, and confiscated the 
2.9-tonne surplus. 
full story:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L02648179.htm 



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