Abalone bust
48 suspects arrested for abalone poaching
The alleged poachers were nabbed in the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route Park.
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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.
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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.
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Abalone worth over R3m seized in CT raid
Police acted on a tip-off this week and discovered the dried abalone on Tuesday.
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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.
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Cops seize abalone worth R500k in Malmesbury
Officers discovered the perlemoen at a house in the area following a tip-off earlier this week.
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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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3 CT alleged abalone smugglers arrested
Members found numerous containers and plastic bags filled with shucked abalone and equipment like gas cylinders and burners.
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Western Cape police arrest two men with truckload of abalone
Police received information of a truck transporting abalone to Gauteng on the N1 freeway.
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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.
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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.
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Sentencing proceedings for PE abalone poaching kingpin postponed
Julian Brown and two others were convicted in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Tuesday.
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2 Chinese nationals arrested after R2.4m abalone bust in Milnerton
The suspects were handcuffed during a joint operation on Friday.
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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.
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CT man flees, abandons car with abalone worth R5m in it
Officers spotted the man driving on the R44 following a tip-off during the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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Over 40 suspected abalone poachers arrested in WC
The Fisheries control officers also confiscated five boats linked to poaching in the Gansbaai area, where 13 suspects were arrested.
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Hawks to examine affidavit accusing Zuma of accepting R1m bribe
Congress of South African Trade Unions president Sdumo Dlamini has also been implicated but has strongly denied any wrongdoing.
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Cosatu president denies abalone bribery allegations
It's alleged that the bribe was orchestrated by three other Western Cape businessmen who have interests in fishing and abalone processing.
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Police make several arrests in WC abalone busts
A 25-year-old suspect was apprehended on Wednesday with abalone worth an estimated R2 million.
