POLOKWANE – Two female foreigners appeared before the Seshego Magistrate’s Day today on charges of contravening the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004.
The two women, aged 37 and 44-years-old, were arrested on Friday (July 12) during a sting operation that was set up thanks to a tip off by the Greenside community near Seshego.
Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the duo tried to sell the endangered animal for R125 000.
“The community provided crucial information to the police alerting them to the illegal activity. The police acted on the tip off and members of the Visible Policing joined by Environmental Affairs conducted a sting operation and arrested the two suspects,” his statement read.
Ledwaba added that the dead animal was recovered and that police investigations continue.
