Berlin airport confiscates decorated walrus tusk

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2024-10-10

Berlin (dpa) - Customs authorities at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport on Thursday said a woman faces a large fine after attempting to import a walrus tusk. The 24-year-old woman arrived in Germany on a flight from the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Saturday. Officers intervened after X-rays of her luggage revealed a suspicious object. They then discovered the decorated tusk, weighing almost 2 kilograms, wrapped in a bed sheet. The woman said the obje......

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