POACHERS ARRESTED: Rhino poacher sentenced to 20 years with partner still at large
Mpumzi Mshweshwe
Rhino poacher, Nelson Sambo (Image: NPA/Kruger National Park website)
A Mozambican national was sentenced to twenty years direct imprisonment for poaching-related offences by the Sukuza regional court. Nelson Sandile Sambo (43) was convicted on seven counts. The counts were trespassing, killing a rhino, possession of a firearm to commit a crime, possession of a firearm, ammunition and a dangerous weapon.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson, Monica Nyuswa, said that on 2 December 2020, field rangers of Skukuza heard gunshots around the Stolzneck Section and started searching. “They found Sambo and Gabriel Chauke in possession of fresh rhino horns, a firearm and ammunition. Field rangers continued their search...