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Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the massacre of four rhinos at Inverdoorn Game Farm in the Western Cape.
Provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Andre’ Traut, said the four, aged between 27 and 56, were arrested over the weekend.
“It is suspected that the suspects are responsible for the death of four rhinos and the injury caused to a fifth one on 8 December. Two of the suspects are also facing charges relating to the Immigration Act,” he said.
Traut said they were due to appear in court in Ceres on Monday.
Meanwhile, the arrests were welcomed by the owner of Inverdoorn Game Reserve, Searl Derman, who is also the owner of Aquila Game Reserve where the last poaching incident occurred in 2011.
“The South African Police Service, Cape Nature, forensic investigator, Wayne Stoltz, who was instrumental in solving the 2011 Aquila poaching incident, private investigators and polygraph team of TP Services, have worked around the clock since the first notification of the incident on Wednesday night,” he said.
