A man was found with monkey meat.
A 53-year-old man was fined R2 500 after being found in possession of carcasses of wild animals, including crocodiles and monkeys.
Mpumalanga police spokesman Brigadier Selvy Mohlala said the man was arrested on Wednesday.
He was found in possession of monkey meat, hyena meat, three dried crocodile skins, and a fresh, skinless crocodile carcass. It was found in a cooler at Dumphries C, near Thulamahashe, just outside Bushbuckridge.
Police received a tip about the items.
The man paid a guilty admission fee.
SAPS Mpumalanga Provincial Commissioner Lt-Gen Semakaleng Daphney Manamela said: “Our concern is that some of these wild animals, such as certain parts of the crocodile, could be very poisonous to humans.
“Therefore, we caution the public against hunting or possessing these species.”
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