Man to appear in court for Pangolin trading
A man will appear in court on Monday on charges related to the illegal trading of protected species.
Last Thursday, Hawks spokesperson Simphiwe Mhlongo said a team swooped down on the suspect after receiving a tip-off.
"The accused was advertising Pangolin on Facebook, and it was picked up by environmental affairs personnel who alerted the Hawks, and that information was followed up until an undercover operation was conducted."
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Sifiso Magagula was arrested at Mobeni Heights in Durban.
He was found in possession of a fully-dried carcass of the protected mammal.
It was also discovered that the 35-year-old was a foreign national who entered the country illegally.
He briefly appeared in the Chatsworth Magistrate's Court on Friday, where he was remanded in custody.
