Seized rhino horns ‘worth more than gold’

Eight “aphrodisiac” rhino horns probably tripled in value since their seizure three years ago at Shannon Airport, a court heard yesterday.

At the time of the discovery, the combined value of the horns was €492,160.

But expert valuer George Mealy of Co Laois-based Mealy Fine Arts yesterday told Ennis District Court “rhino horns today are worth more in weight than gold”.