The Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation team in Cape Town together with Crime Intelligence and K9 unit along with officials from the Department of Environmental Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) arrested a 45-year-old suspect for possession of abalone surpassing R1.7 million.
A search and seizure operation uncovered an illicit abalone facility at Gideon Malherbe Crescent, Edgemead today.
The multi-disciplinary team seized approximately 4 817 units (245.95 Kg) of dried abalone with a street value of over R 1.7 million along with the abalone processing equipment.
The arrested suspect is expected to appear in the Goodwood Magistrate’s Court Wednesday, 23 June 2021.
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— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) June 22, 2021