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Title:

Eight arrested for cutting up lions in North West

Publication Year:
2018
Abstract:

South African police raided an illegal Vietnamese lion and tiger bone syndicate operating in the North West at the weekend, after at least 40 lions were reportedly killed at a lion farm near Klerksdorp. According to Hawks spokesperson captain Tlangelani Rikhotso, six foreigners and two South African men were nabbed in the multi-disciplinary operation conducted by members of the Potchefstroom Crime Intelligence unit, the Hawks and the Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp flying squads units.

Series Title:
The Namibian
Type:
Newspaper
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Keywords:
wildlife, crime, predator, poaching
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This article is part of the Namibian Wildlife Crime article archive. The archive aims to:

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