Johannesburg – A former police officer accused of being a rhino poaching ringleader is due to appear in the Middelburg Regional Court in Mpumalanga on Thursday.
Joseph Nyalunga faces charges of illegal hunting of rhino, dealing and possession of rhino horn, racketeering and money-laundering, the office of the director of public prosecutions (DPP) in Pretoria said on Wednesday.
Regional DPP spokesperson Medupe Simasiku said Nyalunga was caught at a stop and search operation in December last year. Four horns, two large and two smaller ones, were allegedly found behind the seat of his Colt bakkie. Cash was also found.
It was believed the horns were from two rhino killed in the Kruger National Park.
