Hong Kong customs seized more than 1100 elephant tusks , 13 rhino horns , five leopard pelts . Illegal haul , found in ivory shipped from Nigeria , estimated at $ 5.3 million . In November 2012 , Hong Kong authorities seized $ 1.4 million worth of smuggled ivory in a container from Tanzania . Black market price for ivory is almost $ 100 per kilogram . Economic growth in Asia , demand from China increases demand for ivory .
Hong Kong customs seized more than 1100 elephant tusks , 13 rhino horns , five leopard pelts . Illegal haul , found in ivory shipped from Nigeria , estimated at $ 5.3 million . Black market price for ivory is almost $ 100 per kilogram . Economic growth in Asia , demand from China increases demand for ivory .