Suspected poachers nabbed with rhino horns after high-speed chase

Two suspected rhino poachers were arrested after a high-speed chase on the R34 near Vryheid.

KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nqobile Gwala said Vryheid police officers acted on information regarding the suspects who were travelling in a vehicle believed to be loaded with rhino horns.

“The identified vehicle was spotted driving along the R34 travelling towards Vryheid and a high-speed chase ensued.”

She said the vehicle was then intercepted near Klipfontein Dam.

Gwala said two men aged 51 and 64 years old were found in a vehicle and a search was conducted.

“Upon searching a vehicle, police found a rifle inside the engine as well as two rhino horns wrapped in a black plastic.

Both suspects were placed under arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of rhino horns. A carcass of a rhino was found at Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park.

Gwala said it was established that the recovered firearm was stolen at Kabega Park in Eastern Cape.

She said their preliminary investigation conducted by police revealed that a 51-year-old suspect was out on parole for charges of attempted murder and robbery that were opened in Camperdown.

The other suspect is wanted on other cases committed in other provinces. The suspects were due to appear in the Vryheid Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

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