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Man arrested for possession of abalone worth R1.5 million in Table View
Police responded to a tip-off on Thursday afternoon that a white BMW X5 was transporting abalone.
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3 arrested for murder, R600k seized in WC abalone poaching raid
Ten properties were searched and more than 30 people were questioned.
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SA lost R10bn to abalone poaching between 2000-2016
There have been at least five multi-million rand abalone busts in the Western Cape alone since December.
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CT’s marine law enforcement unit nabs 6 more poachers in Kalk Bay
The City of Cape Town’s Marine Law Enforcement Unit has put numerous poaching suspects behind bars over the past three months.
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Govt urged to act against DAFF officials involved in abalone poaching
The Western cape Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, Siphokazi Ndudane, has been implicated in the theft of abalone worth R20 million.
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1 arrested after cops seize abalone worth R1m in Burgundy Estate
Police swooped on the man’s home on Wednesday acting on a tip-off.
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Alleged abalone poaching syndicate to remain in custody
Seventeen accused appeared in the Hermanus Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
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Police hunt suspect after seizing abalone worth over R1m in CT
Police Noloyiso Rwexana says officers are hunting down the driver after he fled the scene.
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3 arrested in third abalone bust in Cape Town
The arrest came after patrolling SA Police Service officials spotted a suspicious vehicle and pulled it over.
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Cops on the hunt for man who abandoned car with abalone worth R800k
Hermanus police had pulled over the motorist at a roadblock on the N2 before he fled on foot.
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WC police to probe claims officers working with abalone poachers
MPLs say they have received information that some officers are on the payrolls of poachers.
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Western Cape police winning fight against abalone poaching?
This week, two men were arrested in a multi-million rand perlemoen bust in Gordon’s Bay.
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Police: Abalone worth over R45 million seized in 2015/16 financial year
Police say they’ve have also secured 65 convictions since 2015.
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WC authorities seek plan to deal with abalone poaching
This follows reports indicating abalone poaching is escalating in parts of the province.
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Two men arrested for illegal possession of abalone
Police nabbed the pair late last night near Strand and confiscated abalone valued at about R800,000.
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Worcester man in R5m abalone bust due in court
The man was arrested for being in the possession of abalone worth nearly R5 million near Swellendam.
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By hook or by crook: Will legal access to the sea stop poaching?
Until recently small-scale fishers have been marginalised due a lack of legal recognition. Some say this has forced them to poach in order to feed their families. Will a new fisheries policy bring about a sea change in their circumstances?
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CT cops swoop on illegal abalone processing facility
Two people were arrested at the Grassy Park house at around 11pm last night.
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Cops nab 2 for abalone worth R1m
The two men were arrested in Athlone and are expected to appear in court on Monday.
