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Rhino-Horn Trafficking Case Concludes with Sentences

Updated 2026-06-18 16:25 UTC 1 source Negative

South African courts have sentenced two men in what is described as the world’s largest rhino-horn trafficking case. The 'mastermind' received a fine or jail term, bringing to an end a long legal saga.

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The Guardian
‘Mastermind’ Dawie Groenewald given fine of 2m rand or four-year jail term almost 16 years after arrestTwo rhino-horn traffickers have been sentenced by a South African court in what police said was the world’s largest such case, partly bringing to an end an almost two-decade legal saga.</
2026-06-18 16:15 UTC
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