Soldier, farm worker nabbed with pangolin, python skin
An Otjozondjupa police intelligence-led operation caused the successful arrest of a soldier and farm worker, who were separately caught red-handed with controlled wildlife products worth a combined amount of almost N$200 000. At Grootfontein's Build Together location, police shared that a 49-year-old female member of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) was on Sunday caught with a live pangolin, worth N$50 000. The suspect is a corporal officer in the army, stationed at the Grootfontein Military Base. "This was another intelligence-led operation, which led to the arrest of one Namibian female suspect with one live pangolin without a permit. Meanwhile, the same operation also led to the detention of a 39-year-old farm worker, who was caught with one pangolin skin, one python skin and one leopard skin, which he wanted to sell to an undercover police official.
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