Hawks have
arrested a 33 year old Chinese national for alleged involvement in rhino
poaching.
Hawks
Spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi said the man was arrested on Saturday afternoon
in Sandton by organised crime assisted Crime Intelligence and Westrand K9 after
he was found in possession of a rhino horn.
Mulaudzi said he
was trying to trade the rhino horn illegal in Sandton and we received information
about that whereby there was a take down operation with other units of the SAPS
whereby we managed to arrest the suspect.
“The rhino horn
will be subjected to DNA anaylisis to determine whether it was dehorned in the
country or not” Mulaudzi added.
Mulaudzi said
Investigators are already hard at work, profiling these suspects’ possible
links to a spate of other crimes.
The suspect
appeared in court yesterday and will remain in custody until his next court
appearance.
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