Singapore snares record haul of smuggled rhino horns from South Africa

The National Parks Board (NParks) displays pieces of rhinoceros horns which are part of the 20 pieces that were seized from a cargo flight bound for Vientiane in Laos, at NParks’ Animal and Plant Health Centre in Singapore, on November 18, 2025. REUTERS/Edgar Su

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore seized a record 35.7 kg of smuggled rhinoceros horns worth about S$1,130,000 ($867,430) en route to Laos, the largest haul in Singapore to date, the National Parks Board said on Tuesday.

The haul was found earlier this month in a shipment of four pieces of cargo declared as furniture fittings, and also contained around 150 kg of other animal parts, including bones, teeth and claws.