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Eastern Cape police have recovered abalone worth more than R130 000 and seized a rented mini-bus in Bityi in the Transkei.
Bityi police spotted the vehicle on a gravel road which serves as a by-pass from Ngcobo.
Lieutenant-Colonel Mzukisi Fatyela, says when the occupants spotted the police they abandoned the Toyota Quantum and fled on foot.
He says police discovered more than 2 600 units of perlemoen in the vehicle, which has also been seized.
No arrests have yet been made.
