Two rhino poaching groups are at work in Eastern Cape, former head of detectives says
Brig Gary McLaren is testifying in the trial of three men who are facing 50 charges related to the poaching of 13 rhino throughout the Eastern Cape over five years
By 2016‚ police believed there were two groups behind a spate of rhino killings in the Eastern Cape‚ says former provincial head of detectives Brig Gary McLaren.McLaren‚ who has since retired‚ was testifying in the trial of Jabulani Ndlovu‚ Forget Ndlovu and Sikhumbuzo Ndlovu‚ who are facing 50 charges related to the poaching of 13 rhino throughout the Eastern Cape over five years.The three men‚ who are not related‚ were arrested following a police raid on the Makana holiday resort chalet they were staying at in June 2016.Police seized a 10.27kg freshly harvested rhino horn valued at R1m‚ a bloody saw‚ a .22 dart gun and tranquilliser darts‚ a M99 tranquilliser‚ cellphones and SIM cards. The raid took place within hours of the poaching of a white rhino from nearby Bucklands game reserve.McLaren‚ who is giving evidence in a trial-within-a-trial to establish the admissibility of the evidence gathered during the raid — which took place without a search warrant — said a special task tea...
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