Staggering Uganda wildlife bust worth some US$3.5M

KAMPALA, Uganda - Officials say a staggeringly large bust of smuggled ivory and pangolin scales in Uganda is worth $3.5 million. Uganda Revenue Authority spokesman Vincent Seruma told reporters on Friday that the intercepted shipment contained more than three tons of elephant tusks and nearly a half-ton of pangolin scales. He calls this one of Uganda's biggest such busts of illegal wildlife products. Two Vietnamese nationals are being questioned in custody. While the three freight containers cam