Malaysia seizes shipment of rhino horns worth $3.1m at airport

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This story is easy proof that IATA’s initiative to stop the illegal trade in wildlife is crucial. Qatar Airways unwittingly flew a shipment of rhino horns from Mozambique to Malaysia, where it was discovered at Kuala Lumpur Airport. It was declared as “objects of art” and all the documents were falsified – and that is where the difficulties lie. At the World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi last month, Etihad described the difficulties airlines have in detecting illegal shipments which are ...