Police on Thursday said after a tip off they had arrested a suspect with abalone worth about R1.5 million, which he had hidden in a storage unit in Table View.
“Yesterday afternoon members of Table View police arrested a 27 year old suspect for the possession of abalone after reacting on a tip off from the community,” said Lieutenant Colonel Andrè Traut.
“The members were informed that the abalone is concealed in a storage unit in Table View and upon searching the premises a total of 12 700 units of abalone with a street value of R1.5 million were confiscated.”
Traut said the suspect, a foreign national, was present during the search and was arrested.
“He is being detained on a charge of illegal possession of abalone and is due to make a court appearance in Cape Town tomorrow. The circumstances surrounding the matter are still under investigation.”
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