27-05-2025
Indonesian police uncover online ivory trade via TikTok and Facebook
JakartacTypeface:> Indonesian authorities have arrested four people accused of trafficking elephant ivory disguised as smoking pipes and sold on TikTok and Facebook.
The suspects were arrested in separate operations in the cities of Sukabumi, West Java and Jakarta, according to Brigadier General Nunung Syaifuddin of the National Police's Directorate of Special Economic Crimes.
Two of the suspects were caught conducting a live sales session on TikTok, where they allegedly promoted smoking pipes made from elephant tusk. Officers seized about 300 ivory pipes and eight pieces of elephant tusk, along with mobile phones, bank books and livestreaming equipment. (DPA)
