News24
08 Nov 2019, 23:40 GMT+10
Gauteng police have managed to rearrest a man who was on the run after tracking down another man linked to three consignments containing lion bones that have been seized at OR Tambo Airport over the last two months.
33-year-old Yin Li and 35-year-old Yun Li were arrested by a joint intelligence driven operation between the Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Unit and the Stock Theft Unit in Germiston and Cullinan on Tuesday.
"Yin Li was allegedly linked to three reported lion bones shipment worth an estimated value of R2.25m. The three large consignments, weighing 600kg, were seized at the OR Tambo International Airport in air cargo destined for Vietnam," Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu said in a statement on Friday.
Vietnamese 'lion slaughterers' kicked out of SA
Yun Li had been on the run since being arrested in 2015 after being found in possession of rhino horn. He was arrested along with 34-year-old Amos Mututwa. He had been granted R2 000 bail by the Germiston Magistrate's Court. After failing to return to court, a warrant of arrest was issued for him.
The case against Yun Li was postponed to November 15 for a formal bail application when he appeared on Thursday at the Germiston Magistrate's Court. Yin Li will return to the Kempton Park Magistrate's Court on December 10, while Mututwa is expected to be back in court in January next year.
Get a daily dose of Afghanistan Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Afghanistan Sun.
More InformationWASHINGTON, D.C.: Boeing's top executive faced lawmakers on April 2 as the company worked to repair its reputation following a string...
PRESCOTT, Arizona: More than 1,000 firefighters and fire managers recently trained at the annual wildfire academy in Arizona. They...
NEW YORK CITY, New York: A former New York City Fire Department chief has been sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison for...
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio: Norfolk Southern wants two other companies to help pay for the $600 million settlement it agreed to after a major...
BISHOP, California: A fast-growing wildfire in California's Eastern Sierra region has burned 1,000 acres and forced people to leave...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: A U.S. passenger plane getting ready to take off and a military jet coming in were told to change course to avoid...
(250405) -- BAKU, April 5, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian Minister of Energy Zhecho Stankov, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister...
Dubai [UAE], April 5 (ANI): The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium played host to an electrifying night of bare-knuckle action on April...
Afghanistan is interested in cooperating with Russia and other BRICS nations, Mohammad Suhail Shaheen has told RT ...
(250405) -- CHONGQING, April 5, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Shao Ziqin (R) of China vies with Leyla Oraniyazova of Uzbekistan during the match...
(250405) -- ULAN BATOR, April 5, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A woman experiences a VR exhibition at a Dunhuang culture event in Ulan Bator, Mongolia,...
(250405) -- TASHKENT, April 5, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 4, 2025 shows a scene during the first Central Asia-EU summit...