Melkbosstrand police detain three suspects on a charge of possession abalone

Media Statement
South African Police Service
Office of the Provincial Commissioner Western Cape

WESTERN CAPE – Partnership policing proved to be successful when members involved in an integrated operation led by Melkbosstrand police arrested three suspects in possession of abalone on Saturday, 09 March 2024.

Melkbosstrand police responded to information of a White Hyundai transporting a consignment of abalone from Saldanha Bay to Cape Town. The members mobilised an integrated team, consisting of various law enforcement agencies who operationalised the information at their disposal. At about 10:45, they spotted the vehicle which fitted the description and took action on the West Coast Road. They pulled over the motor vehicle near to the corners of West Coast and Melkbosstrand Road. Upon searching the vehicle they confiscated 1971 units of abalone and detained three males aged between 29 and 31 on a charge of possession of abalone.

The suspects are expected to make a court appearance in the Atlantis Magistrates’ court on the mentioned charge, once charged.
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