{"id":233389,"date":"2022-08-05T02:46:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T00:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=119418"},"modified":"2022-08-05T02:46:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T00:46:25","slug":"nissan-bakkie-and-cycad-impounded-arresting-four-suspects-in-the-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/nissan-bakkie-and-cycad-impounded-arresting-four-suspects-in-the-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissan bakkie and cycad impounded, arresting four suspects in the process"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nissan-bakkie-and-cycad-impounded-arresting-four-suspects-in-the-process.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nissan-bakkie-and-cycad-impounded-arresting-four-suspects-in-the-process.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_119419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119419\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=119419\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"146\" class=\"wp-image-119419 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nissan-bakkie-and-cycad-impounded-arresting-four-suspects-in-the-process.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-119419 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nissan-bakkie-and-cycad-impounded-arresting-four-suspects-in-the-process.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"146\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the endangered cycads of the Encephalartos princeps species which were impounded in Nqamakwe Photo: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Nissan bakkie and 8 large endangered cycads of the Encephalartos princeps species were impounded in Nqamakwe. During the operation, four suspects were charged and detained in the early hours of Sunday morning, 31 July 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEDEAT)\u2019s environmental management investigators were notified on Saturday night by members of the Nqamakwe community that they required assistance in apprehending cycad poachers operating in their forests. They together with Nqamakwe South African Police Services (SAPS) responded immediately by advancing to the forest where they met community members and arrested the four alleged cycad smugglers. DEDEAT team was coming from East London.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that the plants were destined for the Gauteng market. However, the investigations are ongoing as the Department also believes there are more people involved in the syndicate.<br \/>DEDEAT is encouraged because the Nqamakwe community responded to this crime and took action despite the poaching occurring on the weekend and during cold weather. The Department thanks and commends them for this.<\/p>\n<p>The poaching of cycads from the province has been quiet for several years since the conviction of more than 40 cycad poachers that kept them behind bars for prison sentences ranging from 7 to 11 years. Some have recently been released from jail.<\/p>\n<p>There is another cycad case on the roll in the Mthatha NPA Office.<\/p>\n<p>Cycads are ancient plants dating back to the era of dinosaurs and are part of the Eastern Cape\u2019s heritage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">142<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/nissan-bakkie-and-cycad-impounded-arresting-four-suspects-in-the-process\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. One of the endangered cycads of the Encephalartos princeps species which were impounded in Nqamakwe Photo: Supplied A Nissan bakkie and 8 large endangered cycads of the Encephalartos princeps species were impounded in Nqamakwe. 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