Mozambique: More Rhino Horns Seized At Maputo Airport

Maputo — The Mozambican police on Tuesday arrested a Vietnamese citizen who was attempting to smuggle 11 rhinoceros horns out of the country in his baggage.

According to a report in Wednesday's issue of the independent daily "O Pais", the horns, weighing 11.9 kilos, were disguised as coils for an electricity generator. But when the authorities at the airport opened the boxes they found no coils, but 11 rhino horns.

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