Rhino horns seized at Istanbul Atatürk Airport

Rhino horns seized at Istanbul Atatürk Airport

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Customs enforcement officers at the Istanbul Atatürk Airport have seized 21 rhino horns and several other animal body parts.
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Two passengers on a transit flight from South Africa to Vietnam were detected as suspects of wildlife trafficking.
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In a search conducted within the framework of wildlife trade monitoring network, some substances resembling horns were detected by X-ray machines.
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Twenty-one rhino horns, several horn pieces and seven packages of wild animal nails were found in two suitcases.
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All the wildlife objects were confiscated by the customs anti-smuggling officers to be handed over to the provincial directorate for nature conversation in Istanbul.
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Endangered plants and animals can only be transported with an authorization license as part of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). (Photos: Demirören News Agency and İhlas News Agency)
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