This came after warrants were issued by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation and an intergrated team of experts were deployed to execute a search.<\/p>\n
Two rhino horns of unconfirmed value and two vehicles valued at R700 000 were siezed during the operation.<\/p>\n
This came after a rhino horn transaction was succesfully concluded with the syndicate members in Johannesburg. Cash was also recovered from the premises at the amount of R70 500.<\/p>\n
It is believed that the suspects arrested are the masterminds behind the syndicate. This came after a year long investigation by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation in Middelburg, who successfully infiltrated a notorious Chinese syndicate trafficking rhino horns within South Africa, to the South East Asian countries.<\/p>\n
All suspects will be detained and are expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 16 August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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