Central SA
Hawks nab NC man with endangered species─── KATLEHO MORAPELA 07:24 Fri, 24 May 2019
The Hawks in the Northern Cape says investigations into a case against a man who was arrested in for the illegal possession of pangolin skins and scales continues.
This, after the 34-year-old suspect, Francois Gerome Bok, was granted a R3 000 bail by the Upington Magistrate Court, on Thursday.
The directorate’s spokesperson Nomthandazo Mnisi says Bok was arrested last week by the Hawks’ wild life anti-trafficking unit which acted following a tip-off about a vehicle that was allegedly transporting endangered species.
She says the unit then monitored the vehicle and conducted a search and seizure operation upon where they found four pangolin skins hidden in a black plastic bag. She adds that she is confident their investigations will yield results.
The case will be heard again on August 19.
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