A Bay man arrested after 69 pieces of ivory were allegedly found at his home is expected to be charged with illegally trading in endangered species.
In July, Hawke's Bay Today reported the man was being questioned after the Wildlife Enforcement Group (WEG) group seized the ivory from a Napier address. Neither his age nor identity have been disclosed.
Meanwhile, 57-year-old Auckland man Jiezhen Jiang appeared in court last week on eight counts of illegally trading in an endangered species, after authorities seized items made of African elephant tusks from his home last year.
Jiang, who is retired and lives in Mellons Bay, was caught after Wildlife Enforcement Group investigators intercepted parcels posted from Portugal and England at the International Mail Centre in Auckland.
On executing a search warrant, investigators found a collection including statues, carvings and whole pieces of tusk.