Eyewitness News
  • Eyewitness News
  • Search
  • Latest
  • Local
  • Elections
  • Coronavirus
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Podcasts
Go
Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

Abalone bust

Hawks net 9 suspects, abalone, equipment worth nearly R20m in Bellville

By Shamiela Fisher

Nine suspects are expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrates Court on Thursday after they were nabbed during an operation by the Hawks and police on...

  • Illegal abalone drying facility uncovered at Willow Creek in Brackenfell on Tuesday, 23 February 2021. Picture: Twitter/@SAPoliceService

    2 people arrested for possession of R2.7m worth of abalone in Brackenfell

    Authorities uncovered an illegal abalone drying facility in willow creek during a search and seizure operation on Tuesday.

    456 days ago
  • Police on 21 October 2020 arrested two suspects aged 29 and 45 for the possession of shucked abalone worth an estimated R7 million in Milnerton. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    2 suspects arrested in CT for possession of abalone worth R7m

    Operations were conducted in Century City and in the Airport Industria.

    580 days ago
  • Abalone confiscated by police. Picture. SAPS/Facebook

    Cape court finds 2 members of abalone smuggling syndicate guilty

    The Cape Town Regional Coury convicted Denver Langehoven and Solomon Sauls on charges including racketeering, fraud, and contravening the Marine Living Resources Act.

    615 days ago
  • Some of the abalone confiscated by police near the Huguenot tunnel near Paarl on 23 June 2020. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    WC police seize another multi-million rand abalone haul

    During an operation on Tuesday, two suspects were arrested near the Huguenot tunnel for the possession of abalone worth more than R5.3 million.

    700 days ago
  • Abalone seized by Western Cape police in a raid. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    48 suspects arrested for abalone poaching

    The alleged poachers were nabbed in the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route Park.

    852 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    Two more cops due in court for abalone theft

    The two were attached to the police’s major offence reaction team when the crime was committed.

    980 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied

    That's just criminal: Cops steal poached abalone

    It is alleged that the members pulled over a minibus taxi in Somerset West, which was transporting poached abalone from Hermanus to Cape Town.

    983 days ago
  • Picture: Twitter/@SAPoliceService

    Abalone worth over R3m seized in CT raid

    Police acted on a tip-off this week and discovered the dried abalone on Tuesday.

    986 days ago
  • FILE: Abalone seized at a processing facility in Goodwood. Picture: Twitter/@SAPoliceService

    Suspects caught with abalone worth R1.2mil to appear in court

    Police acted on a tip-off that led them to a home in Table View, where they discovered the Abalone and arrested the two men.

    1019 days ago
  • Abalone seized by police. Picture: SAPS.

    Cops seize abalone worth R500k in Malmesbury

    Officers discovered the perlemoen at a house in the area following a tip-off earlier this week.

    1162 days ago
  • Three men were arrested following an abalone bust in Paarl East. Picture: SAPoliceService/Facebook

    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.

    1172 days ago
  • Three men were arrested following an abalone bust in Paarl East. Picture: SAPoliceService/Facebook

    3 CT alleged abalone smugglers arrested

    Members found numerous containers and plastic bags filled with shucked abalone and equipment like gas cylinders and burners.

    1177 days ago
  • Western Cape police inspect a truck loaded with abalone with an estimated street value of R28 million. Picture: SAPS.

    Western Cape police arrest two men with truckload of abalone

    Police received information of a truck transporting abalone to Gauteng on the N1 freeway.

    1191 days ago
  • Picture: SAPS

    Two suspects arrested in multi-million abalone bust due in court

    The pair was arrested on Wednesday, after officials from Hawks and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry raided an abalone drying facility.

    1196 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Hawks seize abalone worth R3.1m, 2 suspects nabbed

    Officials, including those from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, discovered abalone worth more than R3.1 million at a drying facility.

    1197 days ago
  • Picture: @SAPoliceService.

    Sentencing proceedings for PE abalone poaching kingpin postponed

    Julian Brown and two others were convicted in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Tuesday.

    1205 days ago
  • An illegal abalone processing plant. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    2 Chinese nationals arrested after R2.4m abalone bust in Milnerton

    The suspects were handcuffed during a joint operation on Friday.

    1223 days ago
  • Abalone confiscated in the Strand, near Cape Town on 24 July 2018. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    Strand man arrested for possession of abalone worth nearly R1m

    The suspect was nabbed on Tuesday morning after officers pulled over a bakkie he was travelling in on the N2 near Strand.

    1401 days ago
  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • ...
  • 7
  • »

Trending on EWN

A screengrab of the RDP homes in Savanna City. Picture: Eyewitness News

  1. Shoddy work turns 'dream' RDP homes into a nightmare for Savanna City residents
  2. Those who steal from state coffers must account - Rivonia Circle
  3. Ellen DeGeneres ends pioneering talk show under cloud
  4. 2 Eskom technicians robbed in Mabopane, 1 stabbed in Soweto
  5. Kaizer Chiefs appoint former player Arthur Zwane as new head coach
Tweets by @ewnreporter

On Air


Latest bulletin

Latest traffic report

Contributors

  • Tshidi Madia
    Tshidi Madia
    Saftu elective conference: Delegates discuss unity, becoming self-sufficient
  • Babalo Ndenze
    Babalo Ndenze
    Cabinet: Parents must teach their children to reject racism, embrace diversity
  • AFP
    AFP
    African Union to tackle humanitarian, political crises
  • Lauren Isaacs
    Lauren Isaacs
    State to oppose bail bid of NC man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend
  • Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza
    Xanderleigh Dookey Makhaza
    Saftu elective conference results: Vavi re-elected as federation general secretary

Let the news come to you. Subscribe to our daily newsletter.

Eyewitness News
  • Local
  • World
  • Politics
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
  • Opinion
  • Features
  • Video
  • Audio
  • Infographics
  • EWN Apps
  • EWN popup
  • Breaking News Alerts
  • Traffic
  • Newsletter Signups
  • RSS Feeds
  • Contact
  • Find us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Follow us on Instagram
  • Comments Policy
COPYRIGHT 2022 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | Terms & Conditions | Privacy | PAIA

Choose an EWN Twitter account

Follow @ewnreporter

Follow @ewnupdates

Follow @ewnsport

Follow @ewntraffic

Choose an EWN app

iOS

Android