A crewman has been sentenced to 8 weeks in jail for attempting to smuggle an elephant tusk. The man, Hafiludin, is from Indonesia. He had purchased the tusk in Nigeria in December 2025.
Further details about the case are available from the source. The sentence was handed down for trying to bring the tusk into Singapore.
The source provides more information about the incident and the sentencing, for those seeking additional details.
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