Endangered animals Sold illegally for 107 billion a year.wmv Animals Endangered for 107 billion a year Customs Officer Azis Yacub (right) shows off one of about 1500 tusks that were taken during a major seizure in Klang port outside Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. According to a new WWF report is now threatening the illegal trade of national security in a number of countries. Photo: SAEED KHAN / AFP Trade in endangered species is now the world's fourth-largest illegal trade, second only to drug trafficking and counterfeiting. Malaysian customs authorities seized last week a party with 1500 tusks in port Klang outside Kuala Lumpur, writes AP . Customs officers found 24 tons of ivory hidden in ten wooden boxes with secret rooms when they conducted an inspection. The boxes, which allegedly contain wood chips, turned out to contain something else. Customs officers found 24 tons of ivory hidden in ten wooden boxes with secret rooms when they conducted an inspection. The boxes, which allegedly contain wood chips, turned out to contain something else. Probably China was the final destination of the illegal shipment, and the seizure supposedly a potential value of approximately $ 20 million, or 112.4 million dollars, the news agency said. - The seizure is the largest made in Malaysia ever Used against hangovers and for garnish Malaysia has in recent years been designated as one of the most used transit countries for illegal transportation of ivory, and the demand is greatest in ...