Policeman arrested for illegal weapon

TWO poaching suspects were arrested during the early hours of Tuesday morning outside Pongola.

Members of the South African Police Service’s Rhino Poaching Project Team, the Kruger National Park authorities and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife responded to intelligence of possible rhino poachers heading towards one of the national parks.

The team stopped a sedan belonging to a 22-year-old policeman and found the two men in possession of a R1 rifle, a silencer, several rounds of ammunition, axes and knives.

The weapons and vehicle were confiscated.

The R1 rifle was reported stolen in Pretoria West in November, 1996.

The policeman and his accomplice were expected to appear in the Pongola Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

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