Chinese State Media Touts Capture of Rhino Horn Haul in Shanghai

Image via CGTN

Chinese customs officials at Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport seized seven rhino horns weighing almost 10kgs (22 pounds). The smugglers were apparently asked by a South African trafficker to transport the contraband, according to a video published this weekend on CGTN’s YouTube channel. The exact date of the arrest was not disclosed.

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