The Department of Customs on June 30 said it has uncovered and seized an illegal transport of elephant tusks originated from Africa.
Related agency found tusks weighing 21 kilogram on the flight from France to Vietnam in Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
According to the Department of Customs, while officials were completing entry procedures, they found 20 tusks hidden in the luggage of a Vietnamese passenger.
The deparment will conduct more investigation over the case.
