South African Horn Trafficker Schalk Steyn has been arrested for possession of nineteen rhino horns. Learn more about Schalk and his partner in crime through this article.
Schalk Abraham Steyn is a South African rhino horn trafficker. He has been accused of trafficking rhino horns worth about R2.6 million. Steyn was arrested alongside Johannes Groenewald.
Groenewald is also known as the Rhino Kingpin.
Who Is Schalk Steyn? His Age
Schalk Steyn is a rhino horn smuggler. This is the first time Schalk has been accused of smuggling. However, his co-accused, Johannes Groenewald, is experienced in this matter.
Groenewald faced 1,736 charges, including racketeering, organized crime, money laundering, illegal hunting of rhino, and dealing in rhino horn. Despite being accused a lot of times, Groenewald is yet to be jailed.
Furthermore, Schalk Steyn’s age is 48-year-old. Unfortunately, exact details about his birth cannot be found on the internet.
Spotlight On Schalk Steyn Wife, Family
Steyn, who lived a low-key life, has not revealed any information regarding his wife. Whether he is married or not is still a secret.
Likewise, no news portal has mentioned his marriage status. Just like his wife, his family is also out of the public eye.
In fact, his family members have also not spoken up about this incident.
What is Schalk Steyn Net Worth?
Schalk’s Net Worth is a matter of secret. Since he is involved in illegal businesses, actual data regarding his net worth have not come out.
However, we do hope that all the illegal money gets seized by the police and the government.
Schalk Steyn Arrest & Trial Details
Hawk’s Organised Crime Investigation Unit recently went under a multi-disciplinary operation. Schalk Steyn and Johannes Groenewald were arrested under the same investigation.
They were found transporting 19 Rhino horns in two bakkies. Similarly, the rhino horns and the vehicles have already been seized during their arrest.
Reviewing their charges, they have been accused of illegal possession and sale of Rhino horn.
Moreover, Schalk and Johannes appeared on Mpumalanga court last Wednesday and will again be present on Friday for bail application.
Their trial date is yet to be decided.