These are the results of isotopic profiling of 40 samples of seized elephant ivory from West Africa.Sampling of the tusks was conducted by a forensic team of Interpol in Lomé, Togo in early 2014.

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In spring 2011, the customs department at the DHL freight centre in Leipzig, Germany seized a shipment of total 35 kg ivory (674 pieces), declared as plastic goods, which was posted in Nigeria and designated for import into Hong Kong. Out of this consignment, 40 ivory bracelets were chosen for isotope analysis to find out from which geographical area the carved ivory might derive from

These are the results of a seizure in Europe

This case refers to a shipment exported illegally from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It was seized in East Asia in early 2012, when the customs department discovered 931.7 kg (363 pieces) of ivory. Out of this seizure 10 samples were selected and analyzed to find out from which geographical area the carved ivory might derive from.

Results of a seizure in the Middle East

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