Three Zambian nationals together with two Batswana young men were
last weekend arrested by police acting on a tip-off for alleged unlawful
possession of elephant tusks near Tsau village.
The suspects, 41-year-old Samson Chaima of Livingstone, 24-year-old
Stephen Mukwemba of Lusaka and 37-year-old Cletus Kamwale of Livingstone
and locals 23-year-old Onthusitse Mothusiemang and 18-year-old
Kelebogile Tonkole both from Nokaneng village have since been remanded
in custody.
The accused persons who were on Tuesday arraigned before the Maun
Magistrate’s Court are alleged to have been found with 11 elephant tusks
at Setata Veterinary gate.
The tusks were reportedly retrieved from a Mitsubishi vehicle they were traveling in from Gumare towards Sehitwa.
Inevitable that poaching cases in Botswana and Southern Africa will escalate as East Africa's herds are depleted. Bushmeat poaching is also on the increase.
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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