🚓Two abalone busts in the space of a week totaling an eyewatering R5m. 🚨 Abalone Poaching EnviroCrimes Saps Get all the details here 👇
Two abalone busts with a total net haul of about R5 million, took place in the span of a week. Photo: Screenshot/GroundUp
Eastern Cape police officials nabbed two suspects in Cookhouse with abalone worth more than R3 million in their possession on Friday, 14 July. The arrest follows hot on the heels of the discovery of abalone with an estimated value of nearly R2 million in the upmarket Cape Town suburb of Constantia last Saturday.R2m Constantia abalone bust
The Constantia bust by members of the Public Order Police led to the arrest of a 43-year-old Ghanaian national in possession of 985 units of dried abalone with an estimated street value of R1.94 million. Drying equipment and gas canisters used to process the abalone before shipping it out of the country were also seized during the operation.
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