Indonesian ship crew member jailed eight weeks for smuggling elephant tusk into Singapore
SINGAPORE, Sept 11 — A ship crew member hid an African elephant tusk inside a modified thermos flask in an a...
An Indonesian ship crew member, Hafiludin, was sentenced to eight weeks in jail for attempting to smuggle an African elephant tusk into Singapore. According to The Straits Times, the 30-year-old man concealed the tusk inside a modified thermos flask, which he sawed open to fit the item. The tusk, which measured about 27cm in length and weighed around 550g, was a regulated specimen under Singapore's Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act.
Hafiludin bought the tusk for US$150 from a travelling merchant in Lagos, Nigeria, in December 2025. The National Parks Board (NParks) prosecutor, Lim Chong Hui, informed the court that Hafiludin did not possess the necessary permits or licenses to import the tusk into Singapore. Upon entering Singapore's waters on August 8, the ship's crew disembarked Hafiludin on August 9, at which point his luggage underwent a routine X-ray scan. The scan revealed the tusk inside the flask, leading to Hafiludin's arrest and subsequent trial.
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