Accurate instinct of members while conducting patrols resulted in the recovery of abalone with an estimated street value of more than R500 000-00 and the arrest of a 41-year-old male On 5 August 2024 at about 18:00 members attached to the Grahamstown Highway Patrol and Grahamstown Crime Prevention Unit were […]
Members of the South African Police Service remain resolute in their quest to protect our living marine resources from being depleted through the arrests of suspects and the subsequent seizure of abalone. Police members attached to the Cape Town K9 unit were busy with patrols on Monday, 03 June 2024 […]
A joint operation executed by members of Gqeberha Public Order Policing and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries resulted in the confiscation of abalone worth R1 million during the early hours of this morning, 21 March 2023. It is alleged that the team received and acted on information of […]
On Saturday, 21 January 2023, Mangaung Metro Crime Combatting Unit members operationalised intelligence on a clandestine laboratory where abalone was illegally processed at a house in Boersma Street, Universitas. The team arrived at the identified target house at about 20:00 and tactically gained access to the house. Drying pans packed […]
In our attempts to ensure that the endangered marine life is protected, members of the Highway Patrol nabbed two men and seized abalone valued at R1.3 Million near Cookhouse last night, 01 August 2022. On the mentioned date, at about 21:00, it is alleged that members from Highway Patrol were […]
SAPS Swartkops and K9 members’ quick reaction resulted in the confiscation of abalone as well as the seizure of a Nissan Navara during the early hours of yesterday morning. It is alleged that at about 01:00, members were following up on information about suspected abalone poachers in Redhouse when they […]
The collaborative operation by various police units in Limpopo resulted in the arrest of one suspect for being in possession of abalone with an estimated value of R9 Million this morning at about 10:00 in Polokwane. The SAPS Crime Intelligence team, “The Hawks” Serious Organised Crime Investigation Team, the Local […]
Western Cape: An intelligence driven operation last night in Touwsriver landed two suspects behind bars for being in possession of a truck load of abalone with an estimated street value of R28 million. Information of a truck transporting abalone to Gauteng on the N1 freeway was pursued and near Rooikoppies […]
An intelligence driven operation last night in Touwsriver landed two suspects behind bars for being in possession of a truck load of abalone with an estimated street value of R28 million. Information of a truck transporting abalone to Gauteng on the N1 freeway was pursued and near Rooikoppies the truck […]
The illegal trade in marine resources was dealt another blow yesterday afternoon (2017-11-20) at about 18:30, when police from Swellendam SAPS and K9 Unit performed stop and search operations at the Swellendam weighbridge. Members pulled over a Hino truck and upon searching it they found a hidden compartment in it. […]
