The Sprinbok SAPS Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit (STESU), Public Order Policing (POP) unit and members from Steinkopf SAPS arrested two male suspects at a vehicle checkpoint (VCP) for possession of endangered plants.
On 04 October 2023 at about the 00:20, SAPS members conducted a VCP on the R382 road between Steinkopf and Port Nolloth.
A white Isuzu Double Cab bakkie was stopped and searched and police confiscated ten 50kg bags containing 4485 Conophytum Bilobum plants.
Two male suspects were arrested and charged under the Northern Cape Nature Conservation Act 9/2009 sec 50 & 51 for alleged illegal possession of endangered plants. Police also confiscated the Isuzu bakkie as it was utilized in the commission of a crime.
The two suspects, aged 37 and 40, will appear in the Springbok Magistrates’ Court soon. The investigation continues.
The Namakwa District Commissioner, Brig Schalk Andrews commended the SAPS members for the vigilance and professional conduct that led to the outstanding arrests and confiscations.
Content retrieved from: https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=48802.
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