The Kruger National Park's Operation Rhino Task group comprising of rangers, SANParks Environmental Crime Investigation (ECI) and South African Police Services (SAPS) arrested two suspected rhino poachers on Saturday, 24 November 2012.
The arrests happened in N'wanetsi section, located in the central part of the park. Two hunting rifles, ammunition and four fresh rhino horns were discovered during the operation.
The search for the poachers started after reports of shots being fired and the discovery of two fresh white rhino carcasses with their horns removed. During the operation the joint forces came into contact with a group of suspected poachers where two were arrested and three managed to escape under the cover of darkness back into Mozambique.
William Mabasa, head of Public Relations and Communication, commended the work done by the joint security forces. "We are very saddened by the number of rhinos that are being killed. At the same time we are confident that we are going to turn the tide against rhino poachers. We congratulate the men and women who on a daily basis patrol the park and put their lives at risk to protect our heritage" he said.
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The arrests happened in N'wanetsi section, located in the central part of the park. Two hunting rifles, ammunition and four fresh rhino horns were discovered during the operation.
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