Eastern Cape police have arrested a foreign national for being in possession of parts of an endangered species.
Police spokesperson, Sergeant Majola Nkohli, said the man was arrested in the early hours of Friday morning near Storms River.
“A 39-year-old man was driving a white Fiat Ducato on the N2 near Stormsriver when he was stopped during a road block and searched,” said Nkohli.
“Pangolin scales and a shark fin were recovered in his vehicle and he was arrested,” he said.
A suspect is due to appear in the Humansdorp Magistrate's Court on, Monday, 19 December 2016 on charges of contravening the Biodiversity Act.”
Meanwhile, Nkohli said police also issued 26 traffic fines valued R 28 300.
