A 56-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly poaching two oryx, valued at N$18 400, on a farm in the Otjiwarongo district and making biltong with the animals’ meat without the owner’s consent.
Namibian Police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi said the incident was reported at a farm in the Otjiwarongo district on Friday morning.
“It is alleged that the suspect entered the farm, set snares and caught two oryx valued at N$18 400, and made biltong without the owner’s consent,” Shikwambi said.
She said the police recovered an oryx carcass and a bag of biltong weighing 10 kilograms.
“The 56-year-old Namibian male suspect was arrested, and the police investigation continues,” Shikwambi said on Sunday.
