Rhino horn raid leads to 7 arrests

The Orange County Register ^ | February 24, 2012 | Greg Hardesty and Vik Jolly

[EveningStar]

Among those arrested were a father and son from Orange County, as well as the father's girlfriend, on charges related to trafficking in a commodity that largely has been banned by international trade laws since 1976.

[EveningStar]

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[WellyP]

I refuse to be PC. I post NAMES:

Vinh “Jimmy” Choung Kha, 49, owner of Win Lee Corp., an import business in Westminster, and his son, Felix Kha, 26 and Jimmy Kha’s girlfriend, Mai Nguyen, 41, who is accused of funneling illegal shipments through a nail salon she owns in Highland, also was arrested. All three have been charged with conspiracy and violations of the Lacey Act and the Endangered Species Act.

[hinckley buzzard]

Dumb sh*t Chinese think it's an aphrodisiac. 5000 years of trying to become civilized and this is what they have to show for it.

[kingu]

Oh, wow, totally was a different article than I expected. I expected to see details on how Romney’s entourage were arrested for violating noise ordinances by using the bus horn in a no honk zone.

[DainBramage]

They think it cures cancer now. Those horns are worth thousands of dollars a piece..

[Big Giant Head]

Like, $3,000 or so. I think this story is related to a group in Macon MO that does rare animal auctions. I work near there, and I know some of the players.

[Big Giant Head]

Info from a local source:

http://centralmoinfo.com/NOTABLE-MACON-FIGURES-INVOLVED-IN-FEDERAL-RHINO-HO/12372825