Maxwell Landirani (41), a soldier, Leon Tsiga (26), a police officer and Kudakwashe Nyoni (28), a nurse and Tafadzwa Murengwa (24) were arrested for attempting to sell a pangolin and appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Nomsa Sabarauta facing charges of contravening Section 45 of the Parks and Wildlife Act (Chapter 20:14). They were remanded in custody to September 9.
The court heard that Murengwa was arrested last Sunday by detectives from the Minerals and Border Control Unit (Harare) after they received a tip-off from a person who was with Murengwa in his car. Detectives made a follow-up and pounced on Murengwa, who they found with a live pangolin in a brown satchel. He was immediately arrested for the illegal possession of a pangolin and later implicated the other three whom he alleged were the owners of the pangolin. The three, who were also close to the shopping centre, were also arrested.
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