Man caught with R1.5m rhino horn

2011-01-26 19:36

Johannesburg - A 40-year-old man was arrested in Johannesburg after being found with a rhino horn worth about R1.5m, Gauteng police said on Wednesday.

The horn was found in his car on Wednesday after police received a tip-off and followed the man to a petrol station in Greenside, Captain Pinky Tsinyane said in a statement.

The man would appear in Johannesburg Magistrate's Court soon.

The Business Report on Friday reported that the price of rhino horn had increased to R400 000/kg, making it more expensive than gold at around R300 000/kg.

- SAPA