Three people appeared in the Boksburg magistrate’s court on Monday for possession and dealing in a pangolin which is on the endangered species list.
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Three people appeared in the Boksburg magistrate’s court on Monday for possession and dealing in a pangolin, which is on the endangered species list. Patrick Halawa, 61, Viller Petros Mathe, 67, and Phillip Chauke, 30, were arrested on Saturday in Boksburg, during a sting operation by the Hawks’ serious organised crime investigation, flying squad and a private entity, IUCN SSC Pangolin Specialist Group.The court granted Mathe R3,000 bail, while the other two men remanded in custody pending verification of their status in the country.
The WWF says pangolins are in high demand in countries like China and Vietnam. Their meat is considered a delicacy and pangolin scales are used in traditional medicine and folk remedies.
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