Man buys ivory products at bargain price, arrested  

男子地摊淘便宜货买到真象牙制品被批捕

佛像、手镯、项链、珠子……这些象牙工艺制品，做工精良、材质上乘。28岁的福建小伙杨某，在济南一地摊上找到这些“宝贝”时，心里乐开了花，他花了2.4万元把这堆东西淘了回来，途经海宁时，被查获。据国家权威机构鉴定，总重8斤多的这些象牙制品，价值18.3万余元。 [查看全文]

(ECNS) – A man who bought numerous items made of ivory in Jinan, Shandong province, has been arrested on suspicion of trafficking endangered wildlife products, the Qianjiang Evening News reported.

The man surnamed Yang bought over four kilograms of ivory products for 24,000 yuan ($3,898) at a street stall in Jinan. The items are estimated to be worth about 183,000 yuan ($29,719).

He was caught carrying a suspicious suitcase by police in Haining, Zhejiang province, on March 8, and arrested on March 15.

The products were made of ivory from African and Asian elephants.