A haul of African elephant tusks confiscated by the Sri Lanka Customs in 2012 was destroyed on par with international norms and practice, by Wildlife and Sustainable Development Ministery officials at a ceremony held at Galle Face a short while ago.
Sri Lanka is a signatory to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora popularly known as the Washington Convention of 1979.
This haul of elephant tusks worth Rs. 4.2 billion was confiscated by the Sri Lanka Customs in 2012.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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