South Africa: SANParks arrests 12 poachers in & near Kruger NP in recent weeks

Pretoria - Intelligence-driven operations had seen 12 poachers arrested in and around the Kruger National Park within the past month alone, authorities said.

SANParks reported on Friday that its Environmental Crime Investigation (ECI) Unit in collaboration with the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations, also known as the Hawks, conducted a series of intelligence-driven operations that led to the arrests.

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