Free State police arrest two suspects for possession of abalone near Trompsburg
04 Jun 2023 | Staff Writer
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Free State police have arrested two suspects on the N1 at Trompsburg for possession of abalone.
Spokesperson, Sergeant Martin Xuma says Highway Patrol members were conducting a stop and search just outside the town early on Sunday morning and stopped a white Toyota Hilux bakkie with a canopy.
He says upon searching the back of the vehicle, police found 53 black refuse bags filled with abalone.
Xuma says two men, aged 31 and 42, heading to Bloemfontein, were arrested for the illegal possession of abalone.
They are expected to appear in the Trompsburg Magistrate's Court soon.
