Recovery of several endangered reptiles
SPRINKBOK – A joint operation involving the Springbok Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit and Springbok K9 Unit secured an arrest and the recovery of several alleged endangered reptiles.
On 19 December 2023, the team followed up on information received and searched a premises and a vehicle where they discovered 16 containers with 23 reptiles. A vehicle, camera, laptop and cellphone were also confiscated.
The man (37) was arrested and charged under the Northern Cape Nature Conservation Act 9/2009 Section 4, for the possession of endangered wild animals without a permit.