Vietnam seizes 125kg of rhino horn

Cracking the case: Officials at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport removing the smuggled rhino horn pieces from their packaging after breaking them out of plaster casts. — AFP

Hanoi: Fifty-five pieces of rhino horn were found encased in plaster at an airport in the Vietnamese capital, said the authorities, as the country tries to crack down on sophisticated wildlife smuggling Routes.

Vietnam is both a consumption hub and popular transit point for the multi-billion dollar trade in animal parts.