South Africa accuses 6 of massive rhino horn trafficking scheme involving nearly 1,000 horns
Six suspects aged 49 to 84 face charges including fraud and money laundering after a seven-year probe uncovered a scheme trafficking 964 rhino horns worth $14.1 million to Southeast Asia.
- John Hume, 83, was arrested alongside five others for an alleged rhino horn trafficking scheme involving 964 horns worth millions of rands destined for illegal markets in Southeast Asia.
- It is alleged that between 2017 and 2024, the accused operated an international rhino horn trafficking syndicate and defrauded the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment by obtaining permits to trade rhino horn locally while intending to channel the horns into illegal international markets.
- South Africa Charges Ex-Rhino Rancher John Hume Over Alleged 964-Horn Trafficking Scheme.
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South African rhino breeder accused of running $14 million horn smuggling ring
A seven-year investigation by South African authorities found the suspects allegedly secured permits under false pretenses to buy and sell rhino horns domestically while funneling the horns into illegal markets in Southeast Asia.
·Washington, United States
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