PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is just one of several Southeast Asian countries in which contraband such as rhino horns are moved through, says wildlife trade monitoring network Traffic. Malaysian authorities seized 51.45kg of rhino horns worth RM13.75mil at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Monday. "This seizure is the sixth one Asia has seen within a month," said Traffic Southeast Asia senior program manager Kanitha Krishnasamy. “Traffickers are varying their routes to avoid detection and this case clearly points to the need for vigilance throughout Southeast Asia," she said. Two shipments that contained rhino horns listed Malaysia as the import destination.

Source: The Star April 11, 2017 03:00 UTC