According to court documents, Hafiludin had bought the tusk months earlier from a travelling merchant who boarded his vessel in Lagos, Nigeria, in late December 2025.
Hafiludin bought one for US$150 (S$190), intending to give it to his father.
Knowing that it was an offence to possess ivory without the relevant permits in Singapore, he concealed the tusk in a thermos flask and placed it in his luggage.
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