Three arrested with rhino horns in Mozambique - police

By Jose Tembe

Police in Mozambique say they have detained three men in possession of two rhino horns that they had allegedly intended to sell in the capital Maputo.

The men, aged between 28 and 41, were arrested on Friday night following a tip-off, a police spokeswoman said..

“The horns were in a briefcase and they were traveling in a van transporting passengers to Maputo,” she added.

The men said they were intermediaries and that they had received the horns from their boss in the southern district of Moamba, on the outskirts of Maputo.

Trafficking of wild trophies such as rhino horns and elephant tusks, is common in Mozambique. 

The final destination of the trophies has been Asian countries such as China. Some of the trophies result from poaching from national and foreign parks such as South Africa’s Kruger National Park.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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