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 […]
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Suspect arrested for the illegal possession and transportation of Abalone worth R7.1 million in hidden compartment
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. […]
Police uncovers large abalone processing facility in Grassy Park
Yesterday morning the Cape Town K9 Unit received information of alleged illegal abalone activity and proceeded to search a residence in Pelican Heights, Grassy Park. At about 10:00 they entered the house in Osprey Street where they uncovered a fully operational abalone processing facility on the ground level. A drying […]



