Do Thanh Son and the rhino horns seized at Can Tho International Airport.

The Customs Branch of Can Tho Port Border Gate said the rhino horns were hidden in packages carried by a passenger on a flight from South Korea to Vietnam on March 2.

The flight was scheduled to arrive at HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport, but later switched to land at Can Tho International Airport in an attempt to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic.

The custom officials found a suspicious package while screening luggage for passengers. The package belonged to Do Thanh Son, 38.

The custom officials have seized the rhino horns. Son has been taken into quarantine as stipulated. — VNS

Rhino horns and ivory seized upon arrival at Vietnamese airport

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