17 Months' Jail For Man Caught At Changi Airport With 11 Pieces Of Rhinoceros Horns

WELL DONE TO THE SCREENING OFFICER AT Changi Airport FOR PUTTING A DENT ON THE ILLEGAL WILDIFE TRADE!

17 months jail for individual caught smuggling 11 pieces of #rhinoceros horns worth at least $760,000 (at least FIVE rhinos killed).

Detection is one of the key ways to tackle this global issue of wildlife trafficking. Thanks to NParks for the enforcement work!

Will the destination and origin contacts be thoroughly investigated to ensure that they do not attempt to smuggle wildlife parts again?

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/17-months-jail-for-man-caught-at-changi-airport-with-11-pieces-of-rhinoceros?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=STFB&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3ydIgbBnbM84MVCe5Ubx7_rDcTNc0kXSg2Wp4GD0AqrS2hPmCm78JzyR8#Echobox=1586344066

#IllegalWildlifeTrade

#Singapore

#RhinoHorn



SINGAPORE – A man was promised 20,000 South African rand (about S$2,000) to unlawfully transport 11 pieces of rhinoceros horns from Johannesburg to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a district court heard on Wednesday (April 8).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/17-month..

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