Six in four states face federal smuggling charges , U.S. attorney says . -- U.S. authorities arrested six people Wednesday on suspicion of smuggling African elephant ivory worth hundreds of thousands of dollars , law enforcement officials said . The Justice Department is expected to announce new indictments against six people on Wednesday for allegedly helping smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States and then using them as laborers or sex workers. Elephant ivory trade illegal in U.S. since 1976 , worldwide since 1989 .
Six in four states face federal smuggling charges , U.S. attorney says . The Justice Department is expected to announce new indictments against six people on Wednesday for allegedly helping smuggle illegal immigrants into the United States and then using them as laborers or sex workers. Elephant ivory trade illegal in U.S. since 1976 , worldwide since 1989 .