Wednesday, October 08, 2014

Two W Cape men arrested for possession of Abalone in E Cape

Loyiso Langeni
08 October 2014

Eastern Cape Police in Bhisho have arrested two Western Cape men suspected of transporting an estimated 600 abalone worth an estimated R800 000 in Bhisho.

Police’s Nkosikho Mzuku said It is alleged that the suspects were spotted driving a white bakkie with a vehicle registration from the Western Cape, Gansbaai en route to Durban.

“The members, who were on patrol noticed liquid dripping from the back of the bakkie. They decided to stop the driver and questioned him. after he failed to give satisfactory answers, the members examined the back of the bakkie and found plastic containers filled with abalone. The driver was arrested immediately.”

He concluded by saying that this is a second arrest within a month, one was on the 22 September 2014, a Western Cape man suspected of transporting more than 800 abalone units worth an estimated R1-million was also arrested in King William’s Town.
 

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