{"id":297026,"date":"2026-02-11T16:44:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/?p=297026"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:37:19","slug":"pangolin-saved-by-police-in-bloemfontein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/pangolin-saved-by-police-in-bloemfontein\/","title":{"rendered":"Pangolin saved by police in Bloemfontein"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BLOEMFONTEIN<\/strong> &#8211; Three suspects from Kuruman in the Northern Cape aged 31, 35 and 36 will appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court soon on two charges including the possession of a endangered species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Parkweg Police received information about the illegal trading of an endangered pangolin. The police followed the suspects to a shop on the N8 National Road where at 07:00 on Tuesday, 10 February they attempted to do a transaction with a foreign national buyer for allegedly R750 000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"599\" data-attachment-id=\"297029\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/pangolin-saved-by-police-in-bloemfontein\/ietermagog2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ietermagog2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"812,599\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ietermagog2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ietermagog2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ietermagog2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ietermagog2.jpg 812w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ietermagog2-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ietermagog2-768x567.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A pangolin was saved from three suspects in Bloemfontein. PHOTO: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspects arrived at the shop driving in a white Toyota Quantum minibus, which was also confiscated as part of evidence used in the commission of crime. The police recovered the pangolin unharmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spokesperson for the police in the Free State Srg Sinah Mpakane explains people use pangolins&#8217; meat as a delicacy and their scales, which are falsely believed to have medicinal properties, for lactation, arthritis and cancer, among other things. 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