MOSSEL BAY NEWSFLASH - An early morning break-in at a prestigious game lodge in the greater Mossel Bay area resulted in theft of 12 pieces of rhino horn to an estimated value of R1.3 million.
A director of the game lodge confirmed the theft and said the horns originated from rhino who died of natural causes on the reserve. “Thankfully no-one was hurt in the incident.”
Police said the break-in occurred very early on Monday morning, 12 March.
Representatives of Nature Conservation confirmed that the horns were well documented and that the necessary DNA-samples from the horn are duly stored.
This makes it unlikely that the horn can be traded in South Africa.
The investigation is ongoing.
More information to follow as it becomes available.
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