Fifty-five pieces of rhino horn were found encased in plaster at an airport in the Vietnamese capital, authorities said Sunday, as the country ...
HANOI: Fifty-five pieces of rhino horn were found encased in plaster at an airport in the Vietnamese capital, authorities said on Sunday , as the country tries to crack down on sophisticated wildlife smuggling routes.
Images of the bust show large rhino horns and smaller pieces sitting on a table and police using rods to break the casts apart.It was not immediately clear which African country the shipment originated from.The parts were found the same day police arrested a key wildlife trafficking suspect and two other men after seven frozen tiger carcasses were discovered in their vehicle in a parking lot.
Elephant tusks, pangolins, tiger parts and rhino horn are all sold on the black market in Vietnam, while the rest is smuggled on to China.It is in high demand in Vietnam where some believe that it can help cure diseases and hangovers when ground into powder.
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