KWAZULU-NATAL – On Tuesday, 07 February 2023, the Port Shepstone based Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team arrested a 24-year-old suspect for dealing in endangered plants without a permit.
The members received information about a suspect who was unlawfully trading in cycad plants. An undercover operation was conducted at Lamontville Township and the suspect was caught red-handed selling the plants. He was placed under arrest and charged accordingly. Members seized forty-five cycad plants and he is expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court today.
Source: South African Police Service