US court jails Irish man for smuggling cup made of rhino horn

An Irish man has been sentenced to 18 months in a US prison for the international smuggling of a cup carved from the horn of an endangered rhinoceros.

US court jails Irish man for smuggling cup made of rhino horn
Wed, 15 Nov, 2017 - 16:50

An Irish man has been sentenced to 18 months in a US prison for the international smuggling of a cup carved from the horn of an endangered rhinoceros.

Court records show a Miami judge imposed the sentence on 40-year-old Michael Hegarty.

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