Rhino tusks seized at Shannon Airport

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Rhino tusks seized at Shannon Airport

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Customs officers at Shannon Airport got some rich pickings when they discovered ten rhino horns worth an estimated €500m.

The horns were seized when officials at the airport conducted three separate searches, with the items being found in suitcases of individuals who were attempting to smuggle the items through the airport.

The seizures were made under CITES, an international convention which aims to curtail international trade in endangered species. The horns are extremely valuable and prices are currently estimated at $50,000 per kilo. One likely use for the horns would be in traditional Chinese medicine.

Seizures of such size are rare, with the only comparable one in recent times was in South Africa in 2009.

Of the horns seized, six were from white rhinos, which are an endangered species while four were from black rhinos, which are critically endangered reports RTE.

Tags: airport, rhino, shannon airport, smuggling, travel, tusk

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