Hunt for crime gang after theft of rhino horns worth €500,000

Gardaí are tracking down members of a notorious crime gang suspected of stealing eight rhino horns, valued at €500,000, from the National History Museum.

This criminal network, known as the Rathkeale Rovers, is a major player in the theft and trade of stolen rhino horn in Europe, the US and Asia.

The outfit, wanted across 16 European countries and the US, is based around several close-knit Traveller families and is named after the Co Limerick town.