Police said the suspect was in possession of two rhino horns valued at about R1.8m.
The environmental affairs department said in February that rhino poaching cases had decreased from 1,028 in 2017 to 769 last year, the first time in five years that fewer than 1,000 rhino had been poached.A 43-year-old man is expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, charged with illegal possession of rhino horns.
Capt Ndivhuwo Mulamu of the Hawks said in a statement that the suspect was arrested on Monday on the R21 near OR Tambo International Airport by the Ekurhuleni tactical response team and the Benoni flying squad. He was in possession of two rhino horns valued at about R1.8m.In February, the environmental affairs department said rhino poaching cases had decreased from 1,028 in 2017 to 769 last year.
The department added that"specific risk areas have been identified" and strategies to deal with this changing poaching threat were being adapted and implemented. In 2017, 68 elephant were poached across the country. Again, all but one were killed in the Kruger National Park.
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