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South African poacher gets 5 year jail term in Zimbabwe
23 Aug 2011 at 04:51hrs | Views
Binga - A South African elephant poacher has been sentenced to five years behind bars in Zimbabwe after he was found in possession of elephant tusks worth $4 875, the Newsday has reported.
Thulani Ngubane, 24, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of elephant tusks when he appeared in a court in the district of Binga.
Ngubane's co-accused, Mzwandile Mkize, 24, and Mpumelelo Ndlovu, 30, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Police allegedly found the three men with the tusks at a roadblock. They were apparently on their way to Bulawayo.
The two tusks, weighing 12.5kg and 7kg, were hidden in the boot.
His two alleged accomplices were remanded in custody after they denied the charge.
Two years of Ngubane's five-year sentence was suspended on condition of good behaviour.
Thulani Ngubane, 24, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of elephant tusks when he appeared in a court in the district of Binga.
Ngubane's co-accused, Mzwandile Mkize, 24, and Mpumelelo Ndlovu, 30, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The two tusks, weighing 12.5kg and 7kg, were hidden in the boot.
His two alleged accomplices were remanded in custody after they denied the charge.
Two years of Ngubane's five-year sentence was suspended on condition of good behaviour.
Source - Sapa
