'We arrested them on Saturday in the Hartbeespoort dam area.'
It is one of the biggest hauls of rhino horns in the country, according to an elite police unit that investigates specialised types of crime known as the Hawks.
"It was an intelligence-driven operation that led to the arrest of the two. They were found in possession of those 167 rhino horns," he said, adding"it is one of biggest ". Police said the rhino horns worth a"substantial amount of money" were destined for the Southeast Asian markets. In reality rhino horn is a nostrum, comprised of little more than keratin, the same protein that makes human hair and fingernails.
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