Efforts to root out the illegal trade of abalone in the Western Cape and bring the perpetrators thereof to book, saw a 69-year-old male of Pearly Beach, Gansbaai behind bars when members of Robertson SAPS arrested him earlier today.
The members received reliable information about a Suzuki Swift vehicle transporting abalone heading towards Robertson area. The vehicle was last seen at Die Rooibrug, Bonnievale. The members quickly respond to the information. The vehicle was spotted in Voortrekker Road and when the suspect saw the police vehicle he tried to flee. The vehicle was stopped and searched at the Shell garage in Robertson and a total of 1247 units of abalone were found in the vehicle and confiscated.
The suspect will appear in the Robertson Magistrates’ court on Monday, 15 January 2024 on a charge of possession of abalone.
