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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A 48-year-old teacher at Razi Primary School in Chivi has been arrested after being found with a live pangolin, The Midweek Watch reports.<\/p>\n

Raymond Chavizha appeared before magistrate Farai Gwitima this Tuesday facing charges of contravening section 59(2)(a)(b) of the Parks and Wildlife Act which categorizes a pangolin as a rare protected species.<\/p>\n

He was remanded in custody to June 29.<\/p>\n

Representing the state, prosecutor Tarisai Muvengi told the court that detectives in Chiredzi were informed that the accused together with an unidentified accomplice was in possession of a live pangolin which he was selling.<\/p>\n

The detectives who were investigating the case posed as buyers and called the accused where they agreed to meet near Roy \u2013 Masvingo Tollgate to negotiate payment.<\/p>\n

Upon arrival, the team of detectives invited Chavhizha and his accomplice into their vehicle and agreed to drive along Roy-Gutu road in search of a convenient place to seal the deal.<\/p>\n

After driving about two kilometres, the detectives moved away from the main road, followed a dust road and stopped.<\/p>\n

They then identified themselves to the accused, carried out a search and recovered a live pangolin valued at ZW$425 000.<\/p>\n

The pangolin weighed 8.5 kilograms.<\/p>\n

Pangolins are increasingly threatened by demand for their scales, which are used in traditional medicines, and for their meat, which is consumed as a luxury. As populations of Asian pangolins decline, the demand is shifting to the four species in Africa, where local cultural use may already pose some level of threat.<\/p>\n

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