Two transit passengers caught with pieces of elephant tusk in luggage

Dubai Airport Security caught two Asian passengers who had 16 pieces of African elephant tusk in their luggage.

The two travelers were coming from Africa on their way back to their home country through Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 3, where security found the ivory in two of their bags.

The UAE is not a destination country for the ivory trade, but due to its central location on the world map, it is a transit hub.

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