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has made a record seizure of 50 rhino horns worth an estimated USD 12 million at

airport as they were being flown to Vietnam, authorities said today.

Customs officials found the parts in cardboard boxes on August 13 in the cargo terminal of the capital's airport, said

The 50 rhino horns weighed 116 kilograms and are worth about 50 million ringgit (USD 12 million), he told AFP, adding that the seizure was "the biggest ever in (Malaysia's) history in terms of the number of horns and value".

is a hot market for rhino horn, which is believed to have medicinal properties and is in high demand among the communist nation's growing middle class.

1977 Usd Value Today , but illegal hunters have decimated rhino populations to sate rampant demand in East

A single kilo of rhino horn can fetch tens of thousands of dollars in the region, 1977 Usd Value Today

All rhino species are under threat of extinction, according to the

said authorities were unable to identify the origin of the animal parts. Rhino horn sent to 1977 Usd Value Today

Officials also found a huge stash of animal bones -- believed to be from tigers and leopards -- in the same shipment, with an estimated value of 500,000 ringgit.

Authorities have not made any arrests over the seizures.Elizabeth John, from wildlife trade watchdog Traffic, described the rhino horn seizure as "staggering" and urged authorities to track down the people behind the smuggling attempt.

is a hub for cheap flights around Southeast Asia, and has become a key transit point in the smuggling of rare animal parts.

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First Published: Mon, August 20 2018. 19:15 IST

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