Illegal abalone worth over R600k: 2 in Komatipoort court
Foreign nationals were nabbed after 108.15kg of abalone, worth R648 900, were found in their possession.
Two Mozambican nationals appeared in the Komatipoort Magistrate’s Court today for the illegal possession of abalone weighing in at 108.15kg and valued at R648 900.
According to Mpumalanga Hawks spokesperson Captain Dineo Sekgotodi, the arrest of the suspects followed a tip-off that had been received regarding a white Isuzu single-cab bakkie destined for the Lebombo Border Post.
“The vehicle was identified, stopped and searched. In the back of the bakkie, the police found five bags of cement, two wooden pallets and two aluminium window frames. They continued with the search and found 11 paper bags that were presented as potato bags behind the front seat. Upon opening the bags, however, they established that they contained dry abalone,” she says.
Sekgotodi adds the investigation into this case continues.
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