More than 200 kilos of ivory that was being transported through Dubai International Airport has been seized.
The Ministry of Environment and Water received the ivory from Dubai Police’s Airport Security Department.
Col Saeed Al Rahoumi, assistant director general at ASD, said the UAE was an active member of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) agreement, since joining it in 1990. Dubai Police, he added, are keen to implement the agreement’s provisions to protect the environment and fight the illegal trade in ivory and other banned items.
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