A man from South Africa got sent to jail for two years in Singapore for trying to bring rhino horns into the country. Singapore’s national parks organization reported this.
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This is the longest sentence ever given for selling illegal animals in the country.
Gumede Sthembiso Joel was caught at Changi airport in 2022 with 20 rhino horns weighing 34. 7 kg (765 lb) in his luggage and was taken into custody. They were worth about $1. 2 million or £940,000.
The 33-year-old admitted to breaking the law in Singapore by taking endangered animals from South Africa to Laos.
Rhino horns cannot be traded and there are international rules to protect the animals.
Many rhinos live in South Africa, and poaching is a big problem for them, according to the International Rhino Foundation. There are about 15,000 rhinos in the world.
In the first six months of 2023, 231 rhinos were killed by poachers, as reported by the IRF.
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South African arrested for smuggling rhino horns valued at $1.2 million
