Man arrested for illegal possession of marine life set to appear in court

CAPE TOWN - A man arrested for the illegal possession of marine life is set to appear at the Worcester Magistrate's Court on Monday.

He was arrested last week when police, based in Worcester, conducted a stop and search on a vehicle, where they found and confiscated various marine life.

Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg said this included the illegal possession of abalone.

“The vehicle, a maroon in colour Volkswagen Beetle, was stopped on the Aan De Doorns Extension Road, Johnson’s Park. The members searched the vehicle and found 287 units abalone, ten galjoen fish and 180 ale kurk in the vehicle.”