Hong Kong Customs seized a container en route from Nigeria to mainland
China with ivory and pangolin scales worth HK$62 million
The container was believed to be destined for mainland
China, for use in traditional medicine and sculptures.
The haul included more than 8.2 tonnes of scales from thousands of endangered pangolins, with an estimated street value of HK$42 million.
It was the biggest seizure of pangolin scales, by value AND weight, ever in the city.
Somebody please nuke China
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