FREE STATE - Two suspects between the ages of 43 and 44 are expected to appear before the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court today, 19 January 2023 for possession and selling of elephant tusks.

This comes after the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team in Free State received information about the two suspects who wanted to sell the elephant tusks in Bloemfontein. The Hawks’ set up a trap for the suspects on Wednesday, 18 January 2023 and arranged to buy the elephant tusks from the suspects. The suspects agreed to meet the police and during the meet, the suspects showed the police two elephant tusks also demanded R60 000.

The suspects were immediately arrested by members of the Hawks’ together with Economic Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA) and Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC) all based in Free State.

Source: South African Police Service