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Vietnam seizes 125 kg of rhino horns, seven tiger carcasses

Published 28/07/2019, 13:47
Vietnam seizes 125 kg of rhino horns, seven tiger carcasses

HANOI, July 28 (Reuters) - Vietnam said it has seized more
than 125 kg (275 lb) of rhino horns hidden in plaster blocks and
shipped from United Arab Emirates, the latest large-scale
wildlife trafficking case in Southeast Asia.
The rhino horns were discovered earlier this week at Hanoi's
Noi Bai Airport in cargo that arrived on an Etihad Airways
flight, the customs department said in a statement.
Trade in rhino horns, which is believed to have medicinal
value, is illegal in Vietnam. The country is also a destination
for other illegal wildlife products such as pangolin scales and
elephant ivory.
Separately, police in Vietnam earlier this week arrested
three men for transporting seven frozen tiger carcasses from
Laos to Hanoi, state media reported.
That comes after authorities in Singapore last week said
they seized a record haul of 8.8 tonnes of ivory headed to
Vietnam that came from nearly 300 African elephants.

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