The suspect was arrested during an intelligence-led joint operation dubbed “Loreal” and comprising members of the Modimolle Crime Intelligence Unit‚ Modimolle Crime Prevention and the Endangered Species Unit.
“The police acted on a tip-off from members of the community about a suspect carrying wild animal parts at a local filling station and immediately followed his movements.
“The suspect was approached‚ searched and that's when they discovered two rhino horns concealed in a plastic bag inside a bag pack. The horns are valued at about R210‚000‚” police said.
The suspect will appear in the Modimolle magistrate’s court on Monday‚ facing a charge of possession of rhino horns.
Source: TMG Digital.
Suspect nabbed for possession of rhino horns in Limpopo
The suspect was arrested during an intelligence-led joint operation dubbed “Loreal” and comprising members of the Modimolle Crime Intelligence Unit‚ Modimolle Crime Prevention and the Endangered Species Unit.
“The police acted on a tip-off from members of the community about a suspect carrying wild animal parts at a local filling station and immediately followed his movements.
“The suspect was approached‚ searched and that's when they discovered two rhino horns concealed in a plastic bag inside a bag pack. The horns are valued at about R210‚000‚” police said.
The suspect will appear in the Modimolle magistrate’s court on Monday‚ facing a charge of possession of rhino horns.
Source: TMG Digital.