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Title:

Two men sentenced for poaching protected plants

Publication Year:
2023
Abstract:

Two poachers of protected plants received prison sentence on Friday, 1 December in the Springbok Magistrate's Court. The Namakwa District Management welcome the sentence that was handed down to Benedict Beukes (28) and Quinton Steenkamp (30). Beukes and Steenkamp were arrested by the Springbok Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit (Stesu) on 1 December 2020 on the N7 near Springbok when they were found in possession of Conophytum pellucidum and Conophytum pagea plants worth about R100 000.

Series Title:
News24
Type:
Newspaper
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Keywords:
wildlife, crime, poaching, plant species
Files:
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