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Stopping smuggling at airports

Ivory, precious artifacts and protected animal species are still being smuggled out of Africa - some even in passengers’ luggage. At Zurich airport African customs officers were shown new techniques for preventing this type of crime.

Customs officers from different African countries took part in a training course set up by the World Customs Organization. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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