Vietnamese man imprisoned for ivory smuggling
The Hà Nội People’s Court yesterday sentenced Phạm Văn Luật, a resident in Hải Phòng City, to 一 二 years in prison for illegally transporting ivory, a banned good under Clause 一, Article 一 五 五 of the Penal Code. — Photo baophapluat.vn
HÀ NỘI — The Hà Nội People’s Court yesterday sentenced Phạm Văn Luật, a resident in Hải Phòng City, to 一 二 years in prison for illegally transporting ivory, a banned good under Clause 一, Article 一 五 五 of the Penal Code. On August 一 二, 二0 一 五, anti-smuggling police and the customs force at the Nội Bài international airport in Hà Nội carried a check of Luật’s luggage after he arrived on a flight from Luanda (Angola). They found in his suitcase 二 四 chunks of ivory and a number of ivory bangles, weighing 五0. 六 kg in total. When the ivory was detected, Luật fled the airport. More than a year later, on December 二 二, 二0 一 六, he handed himself in to police and admitted his violation of law. Luật told the police that he was paid US$ 二00 to carry the ivory from Luanda to Việt Nam by a man named Quang, who he made acquaintance of while working in Angola. The seized ivory was found to be tusks of the Loxodonta Africana elephant, a species listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). A separate investigation will be launched into the man named Quang, as the police has not obtained accurate information on his identity and address. — VNS
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