Earlier this week, Do Minh Toan, 36, received 14 years in jail for trading and trafficking rhino horns from the United Arab Emirates into Vietnam.
“Amid the negative opinions about Vietnam’s handling of wildlife crimes, this heavy penalty showed that Vietnam’s competent authorities have begun to mete out serious punishment to deter people from wildlife crimes,” ENV vice director Bui Thi Ha said in a statement. Vietnam and China remain lucrative markets for elephant tusks, pangolins, tiger parts, and rhino horns.Some believe that rhino horn helps cure diseases and hangovers when ground into powder.
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