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Possession of rhino horns, 3 arrested, Kimberley

South African Police Service

A joint operation by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigating Unit and the Stock Theft Unit has led to the arrest of three suspects, aged between 27 and 47, for possession of rhino horns.

The trio were arrested in Kimberley yesterday, outside a local shopping complex after two rhino horns valued at approximately R125 0000 were recovered from their vehicle.

The three suspects are expected to appear in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 5 July 2018, to face charges of illegal possession of rhino horns.

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