Intelligence from our Investigative Affairs team leads to successful ivory prosecution

Our global goal to protect animals from illegal wildlife trade results in the very first prosecution of an auctioneer in the UK for illegally selling ivoryThis landmark case saw Chiswick Auctions plead guilty for selling an ivory tusk that was carved as a train of elephants. The auction house was fined £3,205. As part of our partnership with the Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime Unit, we shared intelligence about the carved elephant tusk which was for sale in Portobello Road, London. During police investigations it transpired that Chiswick Auctions had sold this item with another to a