Warrant of arrests out for two suspects in the Southern Cape

Oscar Thomas

20 November 2014

The Directorate Priority Crime Investigation in the Southern Cape are looking for two suspects aged 33 and 21-years-old whom warrants of arrests have been issued. 

The two were stopped in September on the N1 highway in Beaufort West and where abalone was found inside the car they were travelling in. 

Captain Bernadine Steyn said in the boot a total of 537 shucked abalone with an estimated street value of about R182 000-00 were confiscated.

Steyn said both the accused, who are originally from Johannesburg, were arrested on the scene and appeared in the Beaufort West court on 24 September 2012.

“Bail of R15 000-00 was granted to both the accused Steyn added.