Nine suspects are
expected to appear in the Goodwood Magistrate’s Court soon after they were
found to be in possession of protected plants.
According to the
Northern Cape’s provincial police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Kock,
police members from the Springbok and Kuilsriver Stock Theft and Endangered
Species Units (STESU) successfully conducted a joint buy and bust operation.
He said the operation
took place last week Thursday, in Elsies River in the Western Cape and that Police
confiscated 3 500 Conophytum Achabense plants worth approximately R200 000 and
Conophytum Fredericea plants with an estimated street value of R150 000.
Police also confiscated a VW Polo, an Opel Kadett and five cell phones that were allegedly utilised in the commission of these crimes
PICTURE: SAPSDone by Lizeka Tsotetsi
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