An intelligence driven operation by the Western Cape Public Order Police led to the arrest of two men on Tuesday, 13 June 2023 in Century City on a charge of possession of abalone.
Vigilant police members operationalised the information at their disposal and tactically approached a house in Plover Close and gained entrance to the premises.
The members found two unsuspected men inside the house who were astonished by the presence of the members who caught them red-handed.
The members proceeded to search the premises and confiscated a consignment of abalone with an estimated street value of more than R1,2 million.
The two men aged 46 and 33 were arrested and detained on a charge of possession of abalone.
Once charged, the duo are expected to make a court appearance in the Cape Town Central Magistrates’ court on the mentioned charge.
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