MOAMBA – The Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park’s (GLTP) anti-poaching unit in Mozambique arrested a poaching suspect at the Sabie Game Park on December 4. He is being detained at the Moamba Police Station and will appear in court on its premises. His court date has not yet been confirmed.
Mr Orlando Ngwenya was arrested after a search was conducted on land and in the air. The anti-poaching unit of the Sabie Game Park was deployed to assist the other unit in tracking down the suspect. Rangers who were patrolling the eastern fence of the GLTP, which borders the Kruger National Park’s eastern border and is part of the Lubambo Transfrontier Conservation Area, became suspicious when fresh tracks were seen next to the fence. With the aid of air support, Ngwenya was tracked down and apprehended.
He is still in custody at the Moamba Police Station, which is located 52 kilometres from Komatipoort.
The suspect was carrying a 375 magnum hunting rifle with a silencer, five rounds of ammunition, a cellphone and a backpack which were confiscated.
Ms Carina Timcke, spokesman for the Sabie Game Park informed Lowvelder that Ngwenya may have entered the park by climbing over the fence. Entry by boat across the Crocodile River was another possibility, as poachers often did this.
