DA welcomes new strategy to dismantle poaching syndicates [SOUND]

# The DA says dedicated courts are needed to deal with environmental crime cases in the Western Cape. The party claims the scale of biodiversity crime requires a specialised approach in the justice system to secure stronger prosecutions. More than two-million poached indigenous plants and millions of seeds have been seized since 2018. The DA’s Dave Bryant believes specialised courts would improve conviction rates and help target organised criminal syndicates behind the illegal trade: