Location:
Maputo International Airport, Mozambique, Southern Africa
Incident Date:
February 4, 2024
Instability Rating Max 5.0:
1.50
Arrests:
2
DESCRIPTION::
Two Vietnamese citizens were arrested by Mozambique's National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) at Maputo International Airport for possessing 19 rhinoceros horns and 18 lion claws. They were preparing to return to Vietnam. A 2022 study by the University of Cambridge notes a gradual decrease in rhinoceros horn size over a century, likely due to intensive hunting.