Chinese National arrested in biggest perlemoen bust this year

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A Chinese national has been arrested in Cape Town in the biggest perlemoen bust so far this year.

The Department of Environmental Affairs says the man was arrested yesterday in a joint operation that involved the Hawks, Marine and Coastal Management and the Department of Fisheries.

They seized 5-thousand-736 dried perlemoen and confiscated various drying and processing equipment.

Lionel Adendorf of the Department of Fisheries says more arrests are expected.