The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of three rhino poaching accused, including two Zimbabwean nationals by the Mahwelereng Regional Court on 31 March 2025. On 22 March 2024, at approximately 23:00, members of the Limpopo Provincial Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit (STES) in collaboration with private security personnel and SANParks officials, conducted a Section 252A operation targeting suspected rhino poachers in the Steilloop area under the Gilead policing jurisdiction in the Waterberg District. During the operation, a suspicious vehicle was identified and stopped. Four suspects were arrested, and the following evidence was recovered: One .308 caliber firearm, reported stolen in Alldays in May 2023, seven .308 rounds of ammunition, one knife and one silencer. A Honda Jazz, bearing Gauteng registration, was also confiscated.