U.S. authorities yesterday announced the indictment of the owners of Out of Africa Adventurous Safaris. The South African brothers Dawie and Janneman Groenewald and their safari company were charged on 18 counts spanning from 2005 to 2010, including conspiracy, Lacey Act violations, and money laundering. According to the indictment, the brothers traveled to hunting conventions and gun shows throughout the U.S. selling hunts at their ranch in South Africa. Demand for rhino horn is soaring: In 2007, 13 rhinos were poached in South Africa. In 2013, poachers killed more than 1,000. This recent indictment is part of #OperationCrash, an ongoing nationwide effort to halt unlawful trafficking of rhino horns. Since the initial arrest of eight in 2012, there have been more than two dozen arrests and a dozen convictions. Read more about this most recent case at 1.usa.gov/1DFivfY and get some of the back story in National Geographic at bit.ly/1uPyQbl.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 14:27:16 +0000
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