Sentences with phrase «illegal ivory goods»
He made the comment in announcing guilty pleas from two dealers and their businesses caught in New York City with upwards of a ton of illegal ivory goods with a retail value estimated at $ 2 million.
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Usually when illegal ivory shipments are intercepted, law enforcers can only target the smuggler and the importers who bring the goods to market overseas.
UN Secretary - General Ban Ki - moon commended this innovative joint initiative between the two partner UN Agencies: «The illegal trade in goods and services often funds unscrupulous people involved in human trafficking, the illicit ivory trade and other areas that cause immense suffering and destruction.
In this case, airport scanners revealed the presence of hidden rhino horn and elephant ivory, but conservationists have no way of telling how many illegal goods slip under the radar.
Interestingly, the legal ivory trade in China — which relied on stockpiled goods collected before the global ban — has inadvertently worked to harbor a booming illegal trade that has fueled poaching.