JOHANNESBURG: A South African court has convicted and fined a rhino horn trafficking “mastermind,” ending a trial spanning 15 years, police said Thursday, describing it as the world’s largest such case. The country is home to most of the world’s rhinos and is a hotspot for poaching driven by demand in Asia where the horns fetch high prices on the black market. Hunting safari operator Dawie Groenewald was fined R2 million ($122,860) on Wednesday after entering into a plea deal in a case marred by numerous delays and court challenges since 2010, the police’s elite Hawks unit said.
South African sentenced in ‘world’s largest’ rhino case trafficking
Hunting safari operator Dawie Groenewald was fined $122,860
The case was “regarded as the world’s largest rhino horn trafficking investigation“
June 18, 2026 20:07
JOHANNESBURG: A South African court has convicted and fined a rhino horn trafficking “mastermind,” ending a trial spanning 15 years, police said Thursday, describing it as the world’s largest such case.
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