Vietnam police seized more than 100 kilogrammes of rhino horn smuggled into the country in suitcases from Kenya on Tuesday, the latest illegal haul in the wildlife trafficking hub.
Vietnam is a hot market for rhino horn, believed to have medicinal properties and is in high demand among the communist nation's growing middle class.
The country is a popular transit point for illegal animal products, which often move from Africa through Vietnam to other parts of Asia.
The latest haul of the prized animal parts at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport were found hidden in luggage on a flight from Nairobi, according to the official publication of the Hanoi police department.
"After scanning and checking, customs officials discovered the two suitcases of 57 kilogrammes (125 pounds) and 61 kilogrammes were full of suspected rhino horns," the online Capital Security Newspaper reports said.