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Security coordination in an illegal market: the transnational trade in rhinoceros horn

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  • Interview data
  • Key informant interview: Airport official, July 2013, Maputo, Mozambique.
  • Key informant interview: Anti-poaching official 3, July 2013, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
  • Key informant interview: Convicted offender 17, October 2013, undisclosed correctional centre, South Africa.
  • Key informant interview: Law enforcement official 1, December 2015, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Key informant interview: Law enforcement official 2, December 2015, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Key informant interview: Law enforcement professional, September 2013, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
  • Key informant interview: Organized crime investigator 3, August 2013, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Key informant interview: Rhino kingpin 1, June 2013, Cubo, Mozambique.
  • Key informant interview: Rhino kingpin 2, June 2013, Massingir, Mozambique.
  • Key informant interview: Rhino kingpin 3, August 2013, Massingir, Mozambique.
  • Key informant interview: Rhino poacher 15, August 2013, Massingir, Mozambique.
  • Key informant interview: SARS investigator 1, March 2013, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Key informant interview: Steven Galster, Freeland Foundation, September 2013, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Small group discussion: Customs officials, August 2013, Hong Kong.

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