A 30 year old man arrested for transporting abalone

Loyiso Langeni
21 November 2014

Western Cape Police have arrested a 30 year old man for allegedly transporting illegal abalone from the outskirts of Hermanus to Cape Town.

Captain Fc van Wyk said members from the Cape Town K9 Unit responded to information of a vehicle allegedly transporting illegal abalone and proceeded to conduct patrols along the N2 in the vicinity of Lwandle and Sir Lowry’s Pass.

"On Thursday morning, they spotted a heavy loaded white Volkswagen TDi hatch back travelling on the N2 and pulled the vehicle from the road opposite Lwandle, Strand.

Upon searching the vehicle they recovered 12 bags of shucked abalone from inside the vehicle and the boot. The driver, a 30 year old man from Nyanga, was arrested and detained at Lwandle police station." Van Wyk added.

The arrested man is due to appear in the Strand Magistrates’ Court on Monday.