The father and son ran two companies, which are now in liquidation, and are alleged to have arranged the illegal shipment to Brazil.

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The second reading agreement includes a clampdown on the illegal shipment of electronic waste to countries where it may be processed in conditions hazardous to workers and the environment.

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Yet the researchers think that many thousands of elephants died for the seized shipment alone and more illegal ivory has since been discovered.

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