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.

A decade-long legal battle concludes as Dawie Groenewald, a key figure in South Africa's rhino horn trafficking, enters a plea agreement, resulting in a R2 million fine or four…

‘Mastermind’ Dawie Groenewald given fine of 2m rand or four-year jail term almost 16 years after arrest

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…

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…