US EditionSingapore Snares Record Haul of Smuggled Rhino Horns From South Africa
Singapore authorities seized 35.7 kg of rhino horns worth S$1.13 million hidden in cargo, marking the largest haul amid ongoing poaching driven by Asian demand.
- Singapore seized a record haul of 35.7 kg of rhinoceros horns and 150 kg of other animal parts worth around $870,000 in an air cargo shipment from South Africa to Laos.
- The smuggled goods were labeled as 'furniture fittings' and detected after a cargo handler noticed a strong odor coming from the package.
- The 20 rhinoceros horns belonged to white South African rhinoceroses and will be destroyed according to international guidelines, as trade in rhino horns is prohibited.
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35.7 kilos of rhinoceros horn, disguised as "furniture accessories" - like a sharp smell at Changi airport caused a record smuggling.
Singapore intercepts record stash of SA rhino horns hidden in 'furniture fittings'
The stash of illicit rhino horns, together with an assortment of other animal parts, was destined for the south-east Asian country of Laos. The National Parks Board of Singapore confirmed this week that 35.7kg of rhinoceros horns, valued at roughly S$1.13 million (just under R15 million), were discovered earlier this month during routine cargo checks. The horns were concealed inside four packages falsely declared as furniture fittings. The shipm…
Singapore has seized a record 35.7kg of rhino horn at Changi Airport, along with over 150kg of other animal parts.
In total, "20 pieces of rhinocero horns weighing 35.7 kilos and about 150 kilos of other parts of animals were discovered." This seizure, carried out ten days ago, is the most important of this type ever made in the state city.
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