Well, well, look at what we have here. It seems like a large shipment of elephant tusks has been busted by Singapore customs this morning, and they’re in the midst of investigations at Changi.
A redditor by the name of masterveerappan uploaded the “disturbing” images on the /r/Singapore page today, claiming that they were taken by his friend earlier today. According to the redditor, the photos were taken from the animal quarantine area at the Customs compound, where a group of men are seen loading/counting/transporting the huge quantities of ivory.
“A friend working at Changi captured some disturbing images of elephant tusks at Changi. Wonder how many elephants laid down their lives for all that ivory. We don’t know the back story or what happened, but all of this has been hidden from the media. All we know is that all of that has been confiscated by Customs, and the images are from the Customs compound.”
“Of course, the friend doesn’t want to be in trouble for capturing images of off limits areas. And since I have more than one friend based in Changi, his identity should be safe… I hope (unless of course one of you convinces me this is not safe for me, then I’ll just delete this post).”
All the concern however could in the end be misplaced — the tusks could be from the $8 million illegal shipment seized back in May. We’ve contacted the authorities for their official statement.
Photo: /u/masterveerappan
