Thailand seizes rhino horns, arrests suspected smugglers
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Thai authorities have arrested two Chinese citizens suspected of smuggling rhinoceros horns worth about $300,000 through Bangkok's main airport.
The eight rhino horns weighing a total of 6.2 kilograms (13.6 pounds) were discovered Tuesday when airport security X-rayed the suspects' baggage.
The Customs Department said Wednesday that the two men were headed to Cambodia after a flight from Zambia that stopped in Addis Ababa and Bangkok.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Horns, blood, skin and urine from endangered rhinoceroses are in high demand across Asia for their use in traditional Chinese medicine.
Thai authorities say they have seized 38 rhinoceros horns worth over $6 million in three cases over the past four years.
The suspects face charges of violating customs and wildlife protection laws.