Two suspects, aged 22 and 38, were arrested by Hawks based in Mahikeng following a tip-off about the duo, who were in possession of a pangolin in Maiyaiyane village and looking for a potential buyer.

The suspects face charges of dealing in endangered species in terms of the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act 10 of 2004.

Information and picture: Suburban Control Centre

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