SEIZED: A leopard skin was amongst the illegal wildlife products confiscated last week. Photo: FILE
SEIZED: A leopard skin was amongst the illegal wildlife products confiscated last week. Photo: FILE

Protected skins land 3 in jail

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Ellanie Smit
Only two new wildlife crime cases were registered last week, with three suspects arrested.

This is according to the weekly crime statistics for 7 to 13 November. Twelve wildlife crime cases were heard in court, while one was finalised.

In Otjiwarongo, two Namibian men - Tjizire Kohongo and Angula Kafidi - were arrested on 8 November for being in possession of a leopard skin. They have appeared in court and were refused bail.

In a separate incident in Rundu, 55-year-old Namibian Ngoma Mungenyu was arrested on 11 November for being in possession of an African skunk skin.

Regarding the court case finalised last week, two Namibian men - Jaques Araeb (22) and Brenden Haose (23) - were found guilty of being in possession of a kudu carcass.

They were both fined N$1 000 or three months in prison.

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