Organized crime. Where does the funding come from? Weapons and drugs, prostitutes, leading figures in the underworld, cars, boats, women, etc. etc… What is the basis of the large-scale “enterprise”?
The answer is simple. Abalone, rhino horn, and illegal gold smuggling. With a market value of literally millions of rands, it is easily accessible and syndicates immediately access hard cash. The tentacles stretching across South Africa and neighboring countries.
If the government does not intervene immediately intensively to the crime can increase by more than 500% within the next 5 years.
Illegal weapons and drugs are already starting to paralyze the country, and with a willing buyer and seller, it only gets worse. Here are some pictures of millions of rand abalone were confiscated in the last few days.
South Africa Today – South Africa News
