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Seized ivory tusks

PARIS, Mar 4 – French customs officers at a Paris airport seized elephants\’ feet, two ivory tusks and a tail from packages sent from Cameroon, the customs office said Thursday.

The two tusks weighing 21.5 kilos (41.4 pounds) each, two feet and tail were identified as being from an African elephant, which has been identified as under threat of extinction.

The elephant parts from trophy hunting were sent by freight from Cameroon to a French national via Charles de Gaulle airport, outside Paris.

"Trade in this type of product is strictly regulated and requires a certificate authorised by CITES," the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, said the customs agency.

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