Derbyshire man jailed and has £60k seized by police after illegal ivory trading

Ngie Law, of London Road, Derby, was convicted in August 2021 of 18 different counts of buying, selling, and possessing ivory goods without a permit, and fraudulently evading duty.

The offences all took place between 2011 and 2016 and saw him make around £65,000 worth of transactions through an online selling site.

Officers started an investigation in 2016 after UK Border Force intercepted a package to China which contained ivory.

A search warrant was then carried out at Law’s address, and officers discovered a large amount of ivory goods, including unworked tusks cut from the endangered animals, cutlery and ornamentals including billiard balls, figurines, and a cigarette holder.