Customs officials in Singapore have uncovered a shipment of 1.8 tonnes of ivory, with a value of around $2.5m (£1.6m).
It is the biggest ivory haul in the country in more than a decade.
The consignment, marked as being waste paper, had come from Africa and was reportedly passing through Singapore.
Elephant poaching has been on the rise because of demand from Asia, where ivory is used for ornaments and in traditional medicine. Full story
