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South Africa accuses 6 of massive rhino horn trafficking scheme involving nearly 1,000 horns

South Africa accuses 6 of massive rhino horn trafficking scheme involving nearly 1,000 horns
world8/20/2025

The suspects allegedly used fraudulent permits to smuggle horns worth millions to Southeast Asian black markets, officials said.

In this file photo, Zimbabwe-born multi-millionaire game farmer John Hume poses September 30, 2004, in front of a black male rhinoceros outside the northeastern town of Malelane, next to Kruger National Park. In this file photo, Zimbabwe-born multi-m... [5094 chars]