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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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Two arrested in Hermanus for possession of abalone worth R3.9m
Hawks officers and officials from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries made the arrest on Tuesday.
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Bellville man arrested for being in possession of abalone worth R2m
The suspect was apprehended on Wednesday when officers on patrol spotted him reversing his bakkie from a warehouse in Belllville South.
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Two arrested after police discover illegal abalone at Table View home
Officers searched a house in Table View and found two of the rooms were fully equipped drying rooms with shelves stacked of dried abalone.
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Man driving stolen bakkie caught with R3.8m in abalone
The suspect was arrested during a law enforcement operation on Monday morning in Swellendam.
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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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National interventions having little impact on abalone poaching - report
Since December, there have been at least R5 multi-million abalone busts by police and government officials.
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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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Randburg trio arrested for possession of rhino horn, abalone due in court
Authorities seized five rhino horns, abalone, seahorse, sea cucumbers as well as equipment worth a substantial amount on Saturday following a three-day operation carried out by various specialised law enforcement units.
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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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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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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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CT police raid nets illegal ivory worth R2.5m, abalone
A man has been arrested for the possession of illegal ivory products worth more than R2 million in Milnerton Ridge.
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Man arrested in Cape Town with abalone worth R2m
The suspect was nabbed during a police search operation in Chevonne Street, Cape Town, on Wednesday.
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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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3 men linked to illegal abalone syndicate due in court
The trio appeared in court this week after they were arrested at a local wine farm during an intelligence driven operation.
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CT police arrest man for possession of abalone
After searching his vehicle police found 1,522 units of shucked abalone valued at R760,000.
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CT police arrest suspects bust with abalone worth R2m
The find came after authorities received a tip-off about a residence in the area with machinery and the abalone.
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13 suspects arrested across SA for various wildlife trade offences
The Department of Environmental Affairs says four sharks, a live pangolin, 700 kilograms of abalone, ivory and rhino horn have been seized by authorities.
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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.