Rhino horn worth over R100m and other illicit goods were seized by custom officials at OR Tambo airport on Tuesday.Customs officials on Tuesday discovered millions of rand worth of illicit items, including rhino horns, at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
Among the items, which were destined for foreign markers, was rhino horn believed to be worth over R115m. The 41 pieces of horn were sniffed out by detector dogs,“During an inspection of warehouses at ORTIA [on Tuesday], one of the customs teams, aided by detector dogs, detected and intervened to stop a consignment of goods destined for Kuala Lumpur via Doha,” said Sars in a statement."[They] had been concealed in carbon paper and foil and wrapped in traditional material.
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Rhino horn worth R115m disguised as ‘fine art’ seized at OR Tambo airport“During an inspection of warehouses at ORTIA [on Tuesday], one of the customs teams, aided by detector dogs, detected and intervened to stop a consignment of goods destined for Kuala Lumpur via Doha,” said Sars in a statement.
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Rhino horn worth R115m disguised as ‘fine art’ seized at OR Tambo airport“During an inspection of warehouses at ORTIA [on Tuesday], one of the customs teams, aided by detector dogs, detected and intervened to stop a consignment of goods destined for Kuala Lumpur via Doha,” said Sars in a statement.
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