"Malaysia intercepts 24 tons of elephant ivory being smuggled to China"

Malaysian authorities made their largest-ever ivory bust after uncovering 24 tons of "white gold" hidden in crates designed to look like stacks of sawn wood. The street value of the ivory may exceed $25 million.

The ivory comes from over 750 elephants, according to conservationist Paula Kahumbu. The shipment originated in Togo, but the elephants were likely killed in other parts of Africa, since the West African nation has less than 200 pachyderms.

Malaysian customs officials say the shipment traveled from Togo to Algeria to Spain to Malaysia. The contraband was destined for China, which is the largest consumer of ivory products.

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