Man jailed 9 years for pangolin possession

A CHITUNGWIZA man, Frank Mutanha, has been slapped with a nine-year jail term for illegal possession of a pangolin, one of the country’s endangered animal species.

The offence carries a nine-year mandatory jail term.
Mutanha (33) of Zengeza 3 was convicted on his own plea when he appeared before Harare magistrate Rekina Dzikiti.

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