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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A parcel containing a venomous cobra and lizards was confiscated after a smuggling attempt through a PostNet in Pretoria was thwarted by the Green Scorpions.<\/p>\n

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment’s (DFFE) environmental management inspectors or Green Scorpions, last week confiscated the parcel containing a snouted cobra (previously known as the Egyptian cobra), Sungazer lizards, another type of girdled lizard and two indigenous skinks.<\/p>\n

They were allegedly being smuggled from Gauteng to KwaZulu-Natal using a PostNet branch in Pretoria.<\/p>\n

Two men \u2013 Barend Johan Coetzee (28) and Zander Aylward (19) – were arrested on charges of the illegal possession, transport and trade of species listed in terms of the Threatened or Protected Species regulations.<\/p>\n

“Following the arrest of the men at the PostNet branch in Pretoria, their home was searched by the Green Scorpions, supported by SAPS K9 unit,” a statement from the DFFE indicated.<\/p>\n

“A total of 19 reptiles and amphibians were seized during the searches,” the department said.<\/p>\n

The reptiles include African bullfrogs and an African rock python, which are on the Threatened or Protected Species List.<\/p>\n

The accused appeared in the Cullinan District Court on 10 February 2023, and they have been released on bail. The matter is postponed to 30 March 2023.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Africa. A parcel containing a venomous cobra and lizards was confiscated after a smuggling attempt through a PostNet in Pretoria was thwarted by the Green Scorpions. 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