南非破获穿山甲走私案件，近期解救3只穿山甲

译者按：2019年2月底，南非四名犯罪嫌疑人在肯普顿公园南部车站，因非法捕获穿山甲被捕。最近几个月，该地区救出的穿山甲总数达到3只。据了解嫌疑人试图以500万卢比出售这种动物。警方怀疑这只穿山甲在没有自由活动的情况下被关押了大约一个星期。现在穿山甲由一名兽医检查并移交给约翰内斯堡野生动物医院，在那里它将得到进一步的照顾。这些嫌疑人的年龄在27岁到36岁之间，将被移送肯普顿公园裁判法院，面临2004年出台的“国家环境管理生物多样性法案”的相关指控。

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Pangolin rescued from poachers at Kempton Park Engen garage

CNS reporter

The pangolin was found in a yellow bag in the boot of a car at the Engen 1-Stop on the R21 south. Photograph: Benoni Flying Squad.

The pangolin was found stuffed in a yellow bag in the boot of the suspects’ car, with plans allegedly made to sell the animal for R500,000.

Four suspects were nabbed at the Engen 1-Stop on the R21 south in Kempton Park for being in possession of pangolin, which is an endangered species.

The arrest was the result of a joint operation between Benoni Flying Squad and National Crime Intelligence, reports Kempton Express.

This brings the total of pangolins rescued in the area in recent months to three, said WO Grant Giblin, spokesperson for Benoni flying Squad.

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Sgt Willem du Preez, Sgt Thamsanqa Msane, WO Elvis Langa, and members of National Crime Intelligence made the arrest.

Giblin said a pangolin was recovered at Irene Mall on August 5 last year where one suspect was arrested, and another on October 23 last year at Oakmore Railway Station. Four suspects were arrested then.

The pangolin at Kempton Park Police Station before being taken away. Photograph: Benoni Flying Squad.

In the latest incident, the pangolin was found stuffed in a yellow bag in the boot of a grey Nissan Primera. The four men in the Nissan were immediately arrested and their vehicle impounded.

“It is believed the suspects were trying to sell the animal for R500,000. It is suspected that the animal spent about a week in captivity without free movement,” said Giblin.

The pangolin was inspected by a veterinary surgeon and handed over to a member of Johannesburg Wildlife Hospital, where it will receive further attention.

The suspects, aged between 27 and 36, will appear in Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court facing charges under the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act of 2004.

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