Police bust 24 poachers at Lake Ngami
Monday, August 15, 2016
Hulela said the fishers, who include a group of men and women, were arrested by Wildlife scouts in the Okavango Delta. He said the group had camped in a tourism concession area and fished without a permit. Hulela explained that stacks of dried and fresh fish were recovered from the mob as evidence. He further explained that three vans including two landcruisers and a Hilux that the group used have been impounded as evidence.
Hulela revealed that the group was given varying fines ranging from P200-P300 per person after they pleaded guilty for fishing without a permit.
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