US court sentences Malaysian to 18 months' jail for trafficking over 200kg of rhino horns

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian wildlife smuggler Teo Boon Ching has been sentenced to 18 months' jail in the United States for trafficking hundreds of kilograms of rhinoceros horns worth millions of dollars.

The sentence was imposed by US district judge Paul A. Crotty on Tuesday (Sept 19).

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United States , Jail , Wildlife Smuggling , Malaysian , Teo Boon Ching , Rhinoceros Horns

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