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Former cop handed 10-year sentence for possession of 2 freshly cut rhino horns | News24

A former police officer has been sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for the possession of rhino horns and an unlicensed firearm. He had been a member of the KwaMsane Tactical Response Team at the time of the 2018 incident.

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