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Friday, 23 September 2016 18:22

$4.5 Million Worth of Ivory Seized in New York

The Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance and the Environmental Conservation Department commissioner Basil Seggos (left of podium) with some of the ivory taht was siezed. The Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance and the Environmental Conservation Department commissioner Basil Seggos (left of podium) with some of the ivory taht was siezed. The Art Newspaper

Following an undercover sting operation at the Metropolitan Fine Arts and Antiques store in New York City on September 22, three antiques dealers were arrested for selling ivory works of art without a license. This is the result of a 2014 law passed in the state to limit the ivory trade. The 126 objects will be destroyed.

 

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