Idiot gets prison term for illegal rhino horn sale

[DavidBrown]

A 20-something guy from Ireland came to Texas to illegally buy a mounted black rhino head so that he could sell the horns on the black market in New York. He appears to be a player in the international black market for antique rhino horns.

Now he gets to spend a year in federal prison.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/11/n...stead-of-naive-kid.html?hpw&rref=science&_r=0

 

[Elephas Maximus]

Poor rhino They damaged the mount forever (horns are possibly destroyed so it can't be repaired...)

 

[IanRRobinson]

*****. Hopefully he'll learn his lesson. Presumably he'll also have difficulties in getting back into the US in future?

 

[Hix]

With any luck he'll get horned while in prison. That'll teach him.



Hix

 

[Brum]

I've heard about these Irish traffickers before, there was an article in one of the UK-based papers last year. They don't just move rhino horn but allegedly move drugs, stolen goods, people etc and also have their grubby little fingers in lots of pies. It's about time one of them got caught!

 

[bongorob]

The sentance is 99 years too short.