PHALABORWA: Five illegal hunters stopped in their tracks after tip-off
The police in Phalaborwa arrested five suspected hunters late last night, January 21.
According to a police report, the Giyani Cluster acted on a tip-off about the suspects enroute to commit illegal hunting.
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“During the operation, Five suspects aged between 30 and 36 were nabbed in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve (North of Skukuza) within the Kruger National Park in Phalaborwa policing area.
“The operation was in the form of a road block and Stop and Search where a suspicious vehicle was pulled off the road.”
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A golden Ford Figo with Mpumalanga number plates, a hunting rifle with no serial numbers and pistol with no serial numbers was retrieved during the operation.
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The suspects will appear before the Phalaborwa Magistrate Court soon facing charges of illegal firearms and ammunition and conspiracy to commit illegal hunting of protected species.
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