Excellent collaboration between police and security officers from a private game reserve resulted in the swift arrest of two suspects, as well as the confiscation of poaching equipment early on Friday morning 7 July. According to Col Priscilla Naidu, police spokesperson, it is alleged that at about 06:00, Port Alfred K9 members and the security officials stopped a vehicle on the R67 at Koonaprivier between Makhanda and Fort Beaufort. "The vehicle was searched and a 375 calibre rifle and live rounds of ammunition, as well as equipment were found hidden in various places inside the vehicle. The two suspects, aged between 30-40 years old from Tembisa in Gauteng, were detained on charges of conspiracy to commit a crime and illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition," Naidu said. They are expected to appear in the Fort Beaufort Magistrate's Court on Monday, 10 July.