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Albi Modise, spokesman for the Department of Environmental Affairs, said that Interpol's Crime Task Force had, at its meeting in Singapore last year, discussed the global operation. of a month against the illegal trade in wildlife and timber. The operation had targeted people and networks behind cross-border crime.
Modise stated that during the worldwide operation Interpol announced that 1974 seizures were recorded and 1400 people arrested during investigations and searches in 92 countries in May. Seizures worldwide were 43 tons wild meat, including bear, elephant, crocodile, whale and zebra; 1.3 tons of raw and processed elephant ivory; 27,000 reptiles of which 869 alligators / crocodiles, 9590 turtles and 10000 snakes; "In addition, the authorities seized 48 live primates, 14 big cats including tiger, lion, leopard and jaguar, and several tons of wood and wood." [19659002DivineDepartmentOperationmadeitpossibletohavepoliticalshellingsfromtheworldfromtheworldofwhichtheVietnamesemaritimeauthoritieswouldbeontheborderoftheCongoRepublicoftheCongo(19659003)theDirectorateofCriminalInvestigation(Hawks);SARStheEnvironmentalManagementInspectorate(GreenScorpions)oftheDepartmentofEnvironmentalAffairsSANParksProvincialConservationAuthoritiesandLawEnforcementOfficersoftheDepartmentofAgriculturefisheriesandforestsparticipatedintheoperationinairportsandotherportsofentryandexitbetweenSouthAfricaandEuropeBotswanaandZimbabweaswellastointernationalmailcentersandtheunionvaluechainofrhinoceroshorns"
Four sawtooth sharks endangered, also known as sand tiger shark or dusky shark, at Cape Town International Airport during a police inspection. a container containing the illegal lot. The Netherlands is an indication that the problem of live shark smuggling is more important than it's initially stated that the sharks had been seized after it had been determined that they were being exported without the Permits required under the Marine Living Resources Act and marine species under threat or protection. Regulations.
"The sharks were originally from Port Alfred and a laptop, mobile phone and documents were seized during the operation, no arrests were made and the investigation is ongoing.
Modise added that two men had been arrested at Daveyton by the Hawks, SANParks and the Environmental Management Inspection Department of Environmental Affairs for rhinoceros horn trafficking. "The arrest is the result of a two-year investigation by the Hawks and Green Scorpions at SANParks, to identify the criminal supply chain and rhinoceros horn receptors in Gauteng." Mashele, 37, and Kelvin Malapane, 38, were arrested for illegally buying rhinoceros horns, violating endangered species regulation, racketeering, and money laundering. "
Modise said two suspects were arrested for illegal possession of elephant ivory at the Ramatlabama border crossing between South Africa and Botswana.
"The suspects were traveling to South Africa when they were arrested during a search of their vehicle.
" Two kilograms of ivory were confiscated. "He said that in Pretoria six men had been arrested for illegal possession of a pangolin
"The operation, led by the Hawks, followed a suspect who was offering a pangolin to sell to a
In the south of Joburg, in Walkerville, three men were arrested on May 11 for illegal possession of 700 kg of abalone worth 3.5 million rand.
"Police officers and Green Scorpions executed a search warrant on the installation, in total 18,000 units of abalone were seized."
In Durban, members of the Green Scorpions, customs officers and fisheries control officers from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries searched a ship in the port of Durban, while ad hoc searches on the tailgate and containers have In the port
fishing licenses of local fishermen were also carried out, abandoned catches including mussels and undersized fish were seized. No arrests have been made. No illegal items were recovered while searching for items at the Durban International Mail Center. – African News Agency (ANA)
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