Polokwane - Five alleged rhino poachers have appeared in the Phalaborwa Magistrate’s Court, Limpopo police said on Tuesday.
The
five, who were arrested in two incidents in the Gravelotte area over
the weekend, had their cases postponed to April 20, spokesperson Colonel
Ronel Otto said. Three of them were arrested on a nature reserve
in the Harmony area around 21:00 on Saturday. Police had been tipped off
that they were about to shoot a rhino. Their car was stopped on a
gravel road and a .303 rifle with a silencer, 12 rounds of ammunition,
two axes and knives were confiscated. The other two were caught
later. In their car, police found a .375 hunting rifle, two silencers,
ammunition, an axe, panga, and knife. The serial numbers of both rifles
had been filed off.
Police have arrested 21 suspected poachers in Limpopo since the beginning on March. Sentences of up to 11 years in jail have been handed out.
Total No of Rhinos slaughtered in South Africa to End of December 2021 = 451 Official figures. Note: the number of wild rhinos in Kruger has declined from 3,500 to 2,800 in one year. Read my blog below for Headlines from around the World concerning the Global Catastrophe that is causing the biggest mass extinction since the Permian Period, and News of the fight to stop the slaughter of the Planet's Wildlife before it is too late.
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