2019年4月6日 星期六

news.gov.hk - Top Story: Customs seize $16.5m rhino horn

news.gov.hk - Top Story
news.gov.hk - Top Story - From Hong Kong's Information Services Department 
Customs seize $16.5m rhino horn
Apr 5th 2019, 16:00

Customs officers seized 82.5 kg of rhino horn and cut pieces worth an estimated $16.5 million from transshipment cargo at the Hong Kong International Airport.

 

This a record high seizure of suspected rhino horn by Hong Kong Customs in five years.

 

Customs officers found the rhino horn in cargo declared as "auto parts", which was from South Africa with Malaysia as its destination.

 

The case has been handed over to the Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department.

 

People smuggling endangered species face a fine of up to $10 million and a 10-year jail sentence.

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