Five wanted rhino poachers have been arrested during a joint operation by various police units in the KZN province. The arrested suspects aged between 29 and 52 appeared in the Ngwelezane Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 4 October 2019, facing charges of rhino poaching. They were remanded in custody until 11 October 2019 for bail application.
The Provincial Stock Theft and Endangered Species Project Team in conjunction with Crime Intelligence and the Tactical Response Team followed up intelligence with regards to wanted rhino poaching suspects at Hazyview in Mpumalanga province.
The police officers were armed with warrants of arrest for the men after they were linked to rhino poaching by means of forensic and ballistics.
They were linked to cases reported at Ntambanana and Esikhaleni in KwaZulu-Natal during 2018 where they killed rhinos and removed their horns. During their arrests, two rifles were seized which were suspected to be used during the killing of rhinos.
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