NEW: Zim cops arrest Cecil hunter over sable smuggling

Harare - Police in Zimbabwe have arrested Theo Bronkhorst, the professional hunter behind the killing of Cecil the lion, following the discovery of 29 sable antelope allegedly being smuggled to South Africa, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

Advocate Perpetua Dube said: "He’s been arrested. He’s detained at Hillside Police station."

Bronkhorst was arrested on Monday but charges against him are yet to be clarified, Dube said in a telephone interview from Bulawayo.

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