An intelligence driven operation at Touwsriver in the Western Cape has landed two suspects behind bars for being in possession of a truck load of abalone with an estimated street value of R28 million.
Acting on a tip off, the police stopped a truck in the N1 highway to Gauteng near Rooikoppies on Monday night and found the haul.
"Two male suspects, a 37-year-old Zimbabwean citizen and a 31-year-old South African citizen were arrested and detained. They are scheduled to make a court appearance in Touwsriver on Wednesday to face the charges against them," the police said.
The Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General KE Jula, commended his members for the arrest and their endeavours to break the back of abalone syndicates in the province. - ANA
