Two Chinese nationals and one Congolese were arrested following an abalone bust at a warehouse in
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries together with the police followed up on a tip-off where they found
dried and wet abalone.
The departments Lionel Adendorf said about
5 000 wet abalone and about 14 000 dried abalone were confiscated.
Adendorf said the department is very happy
with the success that it could report with the help of the community, and we
would continue to call on the community to help us in our efforts to stem the
tide against abalone poaching.
The three are expected to appear in the Athlone
Magistrate Court
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