A witness from Marine and Coastal was requested to testify against the men.
The court sentenced each of the accused to R800 000 or two years imprisonment.
A combined R2.4-million must be paid.
On September 14, the men were found in possession of wet and dry abalone, to the value of approximately R3-m, in Van Dyk Park.
This is the second major raid in Ekurhuleni after more than 50 000 units of abalone were confiscated in a bust on another drying facility, in Rynfield, Benoni, in July.
During that raid, one Chinese national, two Mozambicans and a Malawian citizen were arrested. – @CarmenBoksburg
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