Traveller gang deals in illegal rhino horn

EUROPEAN police have issued an alert about an Irish organised crime gang involved in the global sale of stolen rhinoceros horns.

Traveller gang deals in illegal rhino horn

Due to its rarity, a rhino horn is worth between €25,000 and €200,000.

The Irish Examiner understands the gang is an outfit called the Rathkeale Rovers, a Traveller gang originally from the Rathkeale area of Co Limerick.

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