East London K9 received information about divers that were possibly poaching abalone at Gonubie Black Rock. K9 members operationalised and were on foot patrols while others were at the obser... Read more
Abalone worth two hundred and forty thousand rand (R240 000) and diving equipment were seized during a multi-disciplinary operation at Jeffreys Bay on Tuesday, 19 November 2024, and nine sus... Read more
The arrest of suspects in possession of abalone without a valid permit remain high on the priority list for members of the South African Police Service. On Thursday, 10 October 2024, during... Read more
Two off duty police officials arrested two suspects aged 28 and 31 years for possession of abalone worth more than R43 000-00 on N2 next to Cintsa yesterday, 04 September 2024. While the two... Read more
The Serious Organized Crime Investigation team in George, arrested seven suspects between the ages of 45 and 65 including a company that was used as an instrumentality. They were arrested du... Read more
Members of Maitland Flying Squad followed up information on Friday night, 26 April 2024, concerning abalone at an address in Milnerton area. Members searched the house and found 1109 units o... Read more
Police members attached to the Harare Crime Prevention unit conducted stop and search operations on Wednesday 31 January 2024, which resulted in the arrests of two suspects who were caught i... Read more
Gqeberha K9 and Flying Squad arrested a male and confiscated abalone after a high speed chase on the M4, North End on Saturday, 27 January 2024. It is alleged that on the abovementioned date... Read more
The protection of living marine resources remain key to policing priorities in the Western Cape and this commitment ensured that three men were taken into custody after a large quantity of a... Read more
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... Read more
