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Thai authorities have seized more than $500,000 worth of rhino horn from passenger’s luggage at a Bangkok airport.

Thai Customs officer Khanit Isdul said Sunday that officials acting on a tip-off found four rhino horns in the passenger’s luggage at Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
Officials arrested Phan Quangloc, a 56-year-old Vietnamese passenger who arrived with the case from Ethiopia on Sunday. He is expected to face a jail term in Thailand if convicted of smuggling.
Officials estimated the value of the confiscated horns, cut into 6 sections, at 18 million baht ($586,000).
Asia is the main market for smuggled rhino horn, as some people believe it can cure diseases. Trade in rhino parts is banned under international agreements.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/06/thai-officials-seize-smuggled-rhino-horns-hidden-in-luggage-at-bangkok-airport/#ixzz2HRCWnpm7

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  1. Erzhan says:
    2013/03/22 at 18:05:22

    That’s the thinking of a certavie mind

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