Maputo — The customs authorities at Hong Kong International Airport have seized two rhinoceros horns, cut into ten pieces, which were mailed from the northern Mozambican city of Pemba.
According to a press release from the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department, the two horns had a total weight of 6.71 kilos, and customs estimates that they are worth 1.34 million Hong Kong dollars (about 173,000 US dollars) on the black market.
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