Zimbabwe: Cyanide Poachers Handed 15-Year Jail Sentences

26 September 2013

Three members of a suspected poaching syndicate have been sentenced to at least 15 years behind bars, following the poisoning and killing of 81 elephants in the Hwange National Park.

The sentence was handed down by Hwange provincial magistrate, Rosemary Dube on Wednesday against Diyane Tshuma, Robert Maphosa, and Thabani Zondo.

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