Title:

Namibia - six arrested for rhino poaching after white rhino killed on private reserve at Okahandja

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Publication Year:
2021
Abstract:

Six men suspected of rhino poaching have been arrested after a white rhino bull was poached in the Okahandja district last week. According to the head of the Blue Rhino task team, Commissioner Barry de Klerk, the carcass of the bull - with its horns removed - was discovered around 07h30 on a private game reserve."Detectives from the task force and the protected species unit of the Namibian police launched an intelligence-driven investigation last Saturday. During a secret operation, two suspects, Jeff Makayi Nadango (36) and Stefanus Muyenga Musore (49), were arrested in the Lafrenz Industrial Area of Windhoek with two fresh rhino horns in their possession," De Klerk told Namibian Sun’s sister publication, Republikein, yesterday." Further investigation by the team led to the Otjetu settlement in Okahandja where four more Namibian men were arrested on the same day. An unlicensed hunting rifle with ammunition as well as other poaching equipment and the vehicle used during the crime were seized."

Series Title:
Africa Sustainable Conservation News
Type:
Newspaper
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en

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