50 year old Chinese national Shuihau Chen, was sentenced to five years imprisonment or a ZAR500,000 (USD $27,000) (GBP £22,000) for illegally dealing in rhino horns. Chen was arrested in 2019 during an undercover operation by the Middelburg Hawks, for dealing and receiving in rhino horns without a permit. Earlier in the week, he appeared at Kempton Park District Court, where he received his sentence, plus an additional two years without the option of a fine for breaching the immigration act. The court also ordered that following his sentence, Chen will be deported to China.
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