Vincent Eric Lengwati was fined R2 500 for being in illegal possession of wild game meat outside of Bushbuckridge on 28 December.
In a police statement, it is reported that members of the public notified local authorities. Law enforcement agencies discovered monkey meat, hyena meat, three dried crocodile skins and fresh unskinned crocodile carcasses in the Lengwati’s fridge.
The man was then arrested for contravention of Section 27, Act 10 of 1998 – Mpumalanga Nature Conservation Act which prohibits the receipt, possession or handling of dead game that ‘was not hunted or acquired lawfully.’ Lengwati paid the fine in an admission of guilt.
Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela, Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumulanga encourages the public to actively participate in conservation efforts for future generations.
He also warned that the ‘concern is that some of these wild animals, like certain parts of the crocodile, could be very poisonous for human beings. (They) therefore caution the public against hunting or being in possession of these species.’
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