On April 9, 2011, the defendant, Li Ming (Chinese passport holder) was captured by custom officials at the immigration hall of Huang Gang, Shenzhen with 100 Ivory products in his bag. The confiscated products included 4 Ivory crowns, 24 pairs of ivory chopsticks, 6 ivory seal embryo, 7 ivory necklace, 13 ivory bracelets, 6 ivory combs, 2 ivory bracelets, 4 ivory rings, 9 ivory heart-shaped pendant, 1 ivory cigarette holder. Identified by State Forestry Administration Detecting Center of Wildlife, the items, which weigh 7.74 kg in total, were Asian or African elephant ivory or ivory products. In accordance with the relevant provisions of “The Notice of National Forestry Bureau on Evaluation of Value of Smuggled Ivory and Ivory Products”, the seized ivory products were worth RMB 322502.58. The defendant pleaded guilty in court but disagreed with the value of the ivory product. The defendant argued that ​​: 1. The defendant Li purchased ivory products for his own collection and for his friends as gifts, not for the purpose of smuggling and reselling; 2. The defendant had no knowledge that travelers are not allowed to bring ivory product into China, and he was not trying to avoid the supervision and control of the Customs, instead, he actively cooperated during inspection; 3 The price of involved ivory products only worth a few thousand yuan, which is much lower than RMB 322502.58. (Provided by: UNODC SHERLOC)