CAPE TOWN – An intelligence driven operation between members of Operation Lockdown III and the Endangered Species K9 Unit, led to the arrest of Chinese and Malawian nationals for the possession of abalone on Friday, 07 November 2025, in Amazon Street, Primrose Park.
The members searched the premises and found 6400 units of abalone in a drying facility on the premises. The estimated street value of the abalone is R3, 520 000. Drying equipment and gas cylinders were also confiscated.
The two adult males will appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Monday 10 November 2025.
