Vietnam seizes 100 kgs of rhino horn

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Vietnam seizes 100 kgs of rhino horn from Kenya
March 14, 2017
Vietnam police seized more than 100 kilograms of rhino horn smuggled into the country in suitcases from Kenya on Tuesday, the latest illegal haul in the wildlife trafficking hub.

Vietnam is a hot market for rhino horn, believed to have medicinal properties and is in high demand among the communist nation's growing middle class.

The country is a popular transit point for illegal animal products, which often move from Africa through Vietnam to other parts of Asia.

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100 kgs is more than 200 lbs.