Two men were remanded in custody after appearing in court for attempting to sell lions illegally.
Two North West men appeared in the Potchefstroom Magistrates’ Court on Monday for allegedly trying to illegally sell lions.
32-year-old Nico Scoltz and 53-year-old Huu Tao Nguyen were pounced on by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation after the Hawks received information on Wednesday about an Asian man who was illegally selling lions.
“Reports indicate that the suspect introduced the buyer to a white male who drove with them to a farm where the lions were kept,” Mathebula said.Serious Organised Crime Investigation, working with Crime Intelligence, the Illegal Mining Task Team, and the Potchefstroom Local Criminal Record Centre, quickly launched an attack on the suspects upon their return toAfter conducting a search, the team allegedly discovered 50 rounds of ammunition and a firearm in the suspect’s car.
The duo was remanded in custody, and their matter was postponed to 16 July 2024, for formal application.Last June, a 43-year-old man was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport after the Bidvest security guards at the airport discovered suspicious items in his luggage. His luggage was opened, and lion bones were recovered.“During the preliminary investigation, it was discovered that it was the carcasses of five lions.
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