Two abalone peddlers will appear in the Worcester Magistrates Court on Thursday for being in possession of the shellfish. The duo was nabbed in separate incidents on Tuesday with more than R2.5 million worth of illegal abalone.
In the first incident, officers arrested a 39-year-old man for
the possession of abalone without permit on the N1 national road near Worcester.
‘’The members followed up on intelligence received of a
truck transporting abalone from Cape Town on the N1 national road. They quickly
set up a Vehicle Check Point (VCP) on the N1 Road near Meirings Park,
Worcester. The identified truck was spotted and pulled over by Traffic,
followed by a search of the truck and its cargo,’’ said Captain F.C van Wyk,
Western Cape police spokesperson.
COURTESY: SAPS‘’Abalone was found inside the cabin of the truck by K9
Layla, a protected species detection dog. Further searches were conducted by
Layla resulted in more bags being discovered in a compartment attached to the
outside of the truck,’’ he added.
Van Wyk says a total of 4 582 dried abalone with an
estimated street value of R2 million was confiscated by the officers.
On the same day, a 41-year-old man was arrested after
officers received a tip-off of another truck, also transporting illegal abalone
from Cape Town.
‘’Worcester Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) responded to the
information and pulled over the truck on the N-1. The members conducted a
search and discovered 960 dried abalone to the estimated value of R468 105
inside the cabin of the truck,’’ said van Wyk.
COURTESY: SAPSDone By: Esobusi Mkangelwa
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