Two suspects appeared in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrates Court in Gauteng on charges of possession of endangered species.
This follows the arrest of two suspects, aged 43 and 45, on Friday, June 28.
The provincial police spokesperson Captain Tintswalo Sibeko said an operation was conducted by the Cullinan Stock Theft and Endangered Species (STES) Unit successfully dismantled the endangered species trafficking operation.
The operation was initiated after receiving information that two pangolins were being offered for sale in Mabopane. The suspects, aged 43 and 45, were arrested and four cell phones and two pangolins were seized. The pangolins were taken to the Johannesburg Wildlife Hospital for care, Sibeko said.
Police in the province said it is committed to protecting South Africas wildlife and will continue to work tirelessly to disrupt and dismantle illegal wildlife trafficking operations.
