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RHINO HORN THIEVES SENTENCED IN GQEBERHA

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:10:43 +0000

EASTERN CAPE – Jonathan Jeremy Perring (37), Keanon Terblanche (28) and Christo Shaun Swartz (30) appeared in the Gqeberha New Law Regional Court on 15 July 2021 where they were each sentenced to 15 months direct imprisonment or R75 000 fine for theft of a rhino horn. On 21 February 2021, the Hawks’ Serious Organised […]

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TWO SUSPECTS NABBED IN VRYBURG FOR DEALING IN RHINO HORNS WORTH R2.4 MILLION

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:44:38 +0000

NORTH WEST – Two suspects aged 31 and 72 were arrested in Vryburg on Thursday by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation for dealing in Rhino horns. The pair were arrested during a buy and bust operation where they allegedly attempted to sell Rhino horns. The suspects’ vehicle was searched and two Rhino horns worth […]

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CELEBRATING VULTURE CULTURE

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 11:07:30 +0000

A classic symbol of death, and synonymous with grim foreboding events, movies and books are often used to illustrate vultures as gloomy and villainous creatures. Some cultures even practice sky burials, which link vultures directly to the natural cremation of loved ones, and in other cultures it is frowned upon to even mention vultures in […]

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TWO SUSPECTS APPREHENDED FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION AND TRANSPORTATION OF RHINO HORN

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 13:01:17 +0000

GAUTENG – Two suspects aged 38 and 39 are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on charges of illegal possession and transportation of rhino horn, on Wednesday, 03 March 2021. Benoni K9 unit followed up on intelligence regarding a planned illegal rhino horn sale in the Benoni area on Monday, 01 March 2021. […]

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ACCUSED FINED FOR ABALONE POACHING IN PLEAD DEAL

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:01:01 +0000

WESTERN CAPE – A foreign, Abdurahman Rashid (45) received hefty fines and suspended sentence in the Cape Town Magistrate Court today for abalone poaching. On 11 November 2020 , Rashid was found in possession of Abalone worth more than R2 million . Rashid entered into a plea and sentencing agreement with the state yesterday. The […]

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ALLEGED RHINO HORNS SMUGGLER REMANDED IN CUSTODY

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:53:05 +0000

GAUTENG – Yesterday, 18 January 2021 the Kempton Park Regional Court remanded Kelvin Chigwede (36) in custody for a charge of illegal dealing in rhino horns. In December last year, Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime in Germiston, Benoni SAPS and the South African National Parks (SANPARK) followed up on intelligence regarding a consignment declared as chicken […]

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SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF LION SKINS AND DRUGS

admin — Mon, 04 May 2020 07:22:13 +0000

A 23 years old suspect was arrested on Friday in Hartebeesfontein by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation assisted by members of Klerksdorp Tactical Response Team and Stilfontein Stock Theft unit for contravening the NEMBA Act. The police were following up on information when they searched a house in Tigane wherein they found three lion […]

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Three men arrested for illegal hunting

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 05:26:21 +0000

KWAZULU-NATAL – Three men aged between 47 and 32 were arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after Hawks members received a tip off of illegal hunting in one of the farms in Ixopo the previous day. The Port Shepstone Serious Organised Crime Investigation were alerted about a suspicious vehicle that was driving on […]

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THREE ARRESTED WITH SIX RHINO HORNS

admin — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 08:05:45 +0000

An intelligence driven operation has landed three suspects in jail after they were found with six rhino horns. The operation comprising of the Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Detectives, Crime Intelligence, Tactical Response Team, Tracking Team and the Local Criminal Record Centre ensued after it emerged that three were allegedly dealing in rhino horns. The team […]

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Drought Impacts On Animal Behaviour

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 06:14:05 +0000

Recent attacks by a lioness on a game ranger in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park and that of a crocodile attack on a young lady in the Umhlatuze River in Ntambanana could be directly attributed to the impact of the desperate drought conditions that have gripped the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. “Most dam levels in the province […]

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