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Rhino Poachers at large in DCN

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    #2
    Khannie
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    Saw that on BBC news. 500K!!! Serious moola.


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    Dizzyblonde
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    I heard that on the news! I didn't even know the national museum archives were in Swords.
    Sounds like they knew exactly where to find what they were after.


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    martinn123
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    Beats ''Stolen Bin tags'' by a long shot.


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    Morpheus
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    lets see...

    rhino horns originally located in national museum - which has major security and is close to multiple police stations.

    its moved to swords

    to a warehouse

    with ONE UNARMED SECURITY GUARD??????

    Eh... f**k you ireland, you need to COP THE F**K ON.


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    T-Maxx
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    Where is this building?? I live in Swords and didn't know about it until now!


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    hyperborean
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    Its not like we didnt know that we had our own home grown gang of Rhino horn smugglers/thieves,

    http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/traveller-gang-targeted-over-stolen-rhino-horns-193541.html

    The smallest bit of cop on would have resulted in these being stored elsewhere. But cop on is a commodity we are running short of lately


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    Morpheus
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    In the United States, it is illegal to sell most types of rhino horns across state lines and none may be imported or exported without a special permit.

    The maximum penalties are a $250,000 fine and five years in prison for conspiracy and trafficking of endangered species, and $100,000 and one year in prison for violating the Endangered Species Act.

    Anyone know what the law / sentence is here?


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    Dizzyblonde
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    T-Maxx wrote: »
    Where is this building?? I live in Swords and didn't know about it until now!

    I never knew either, but apparently it's in the old Motorola building http://www.irishmuseums.org/event/35

    Isn't that mostly glass?


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    martinn123
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    Morpheus wrote: »
    Anyone know what the law / sentence is here?

    Don't Know.....Let's set up a Tribunal


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    T-Maxx
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    Dizzyblonde wrote: »
    I never knew either, but apparently it's in the old Motorola building http://www.irishmuseums.org/event/35

    Isn't that mostly glass?

    Oh yeah I remember it as the Celestica plant.


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