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Title:

Man arrested at OR Tambo trying to smuggle 26kg of rhino horn in his passenger luggage out of SA

Author(s):
Adonis V
Publication Year:
2022
Abstract:

The 41-year-old man was arrested by members of the South African Police Service while trying to board a flight to Singapore. A security official at the airport alerted police to suspicious-looking items in the suspect’s hand luggage. Upon further investigation and interrogation of the suspect, police found that the suspect was carrying rhino horn weighing 26kg in his carry-on bag.

Series Title:
IOL
Type:
Newspaper
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Keywords:
wildlife, crime, poaching, big game, protected species
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