ตำรวจล่าแก๊งสังหารโหด กระหน่ำยิง “มือปราบ” จับคดีฆ่าตัดนอแรด

Lt Col Leroy Brewer’s killing was “senseless” and a “huge loss”, police chief Gen Khehla Sitole said. He had “always excelled in cracking complex cases, particularly related to rhino poaching”, Gen Sithole added. mage: Phando Jikelo

South African police are hunting the gunmen who killed one of its top rhino poaching investigators in an ambush. GETTY IMAGES

In 2016, Lt Col Leroy Brewere was named the best detective in the Hawks, an elite police unit which investigates organised crime. Col Brewer investigated poaching syndicates in the Kruger, as well as syndicates involved in ambushing armoured vehicles transporting cash from banks. /thesouthafrican/

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A total of 594 rhinos were killed for their horns in 2019, compared with 769 in 2018 and 1,028 in 2017. /mpumalanganews/

Rhino horns are in huge demand in Asian states such as China and Vietnam, where they are used in traditional medicines. Photo: Supplied