South African men sentenced in βworldβs largestβ rhino horn trafficking case
18 June 2026 at 16:15
βMastermindβ Dawie Groenewald given fine of 2m rand or four-year jail term almost 16 years after arrest
Two traffickers of rhino horns have been sentenced by a South African court in what police said was the worldβs largest such case, partly bringing to an end an almost two-decade legal saga.
Dawie Groenewald and Tielman Erasmus had faced more than 1,700 charges ranging from illegally hunting and dehorning rhinos to racketeering and money laundering.
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Β© Photograph: Alfonso Nqunjana/AP

Β© Photograph: Alfonso Nqunjana/AP

Β© Photograph: Alfonso Nqunjana/AP
