Nearly 7kg of suspected rhino horn seized in Hanoi
Nearly 7kg of suspected
rhinoceros horn was discovered in the luggage of three women travelling
from Bangkok to Hanoi on November 1.
Nearly 7kg of suspected
rhinoceros horn was discovered in the luggage of three women travelling
from Bangkok to Hanoi on November 1.
Vuong Minh Thu,
born in 1990, Duong Thi Thuy Hien, born in 1979, and Bui Thi Xien, born
in 1966, were caught by customs officials at Noi Bai International
Airport carrying six pieces of animal horn which are suspected to be
from rhinoceros.
The pieces of horn were confiscated and sent for further tests.
This is the second animal horn smuggling case uncovered at Noi Bai
International Airport this week, and the 7 th case so far this year.
On October 27, around 6kg of rhinoceros was discovered in the luggage of a passenger travelling from Bangkok to Hanoi.-VNA