Following the news that Thailand has been dropped from the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) list of countries affected by ivory trafficking, Thai police on Thursday boasted of their success in suppressing the illegal ivory trade, resulting in the seizure of a total of 9,9 tonnes in tusks worth more than Bt990 million in 44 cases since 2014.

Thailand has been removed from an international watch list of eight countries of “primary concern” in the illegal ivory trade.