Two arrested after 121kg abalone haul worth R161,000 seized near Mossel Bay

Two men aged 25 and 42 were arrested after an overnight coastal operation near Mossel Bay seized 121.1kg of abalone valued at an estimated R161,000. The operation, which ran from October 20 to 21, involved municipal law enforcement, the DFFE, Sea Border Police, Great Brak River SAPS and the municipality’s K9 Unit. The men were detained for allegedly transporting or possessing abalone without a permit; the case was registered at Groot Brakrivier SAPS and transferred to the Oudtshoorn Stock Theft Unit. They are expected to appear in Groot Brakrivier Magistrates’ Court once charged as investigations continue.