6 arrested in ivory smuggling ring

By abc7NY
NEW YORK The arrests took place in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and Texas. Further details were expected after court appearances later Wednesday.

Authorities say the defendants disguised the ivory to avoid detection as it was smuggled through New York's Kennedy International Airport from Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Uganda.

Authorities say the illegal ivory trade is the major cause of the decline of elephant populations in Africa. Importation of ivory into the United States has been a crime since 1976.

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