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Nearly 29kg of suspected rhino horn seized at Can Tho airport

The Customs Sub-department of Can Tho International Airport has seized 11 suspected rhino horns weighing 28.7kg.
Nearly 29kg of suspected rhino horn seized at Can Tho airport ảnh 1Rhino horns seized at the airport (Photo: customs newspaper)
Can Tho (VNA) - TheCustoms Sub-department of Can Tho International Airport has seized 11 suspectedrhino horns weighing 28.7kg.

The customs officials said the suspected rhino horns were hidden in packages carried by a passenger on a flight from theRepublic of Korea to Vietnam on March 2.

The flight was scheduled toarrive at Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport, but laterswitched to land at the Can Tho International Airport in an attempt to preventthe spread of the COVID-19 epidemic.

The custom officials found asuspicious package while screening luggage for passengers. The package belongedto Do Thanh Son, a 38-year-old Vietnamese man.

They seized the horns forfurther settlement steps while Son has been taken into quarantine asstipulated./.
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