Thanks to the swift actions of the Overstrand Municipality’s Rapid Response Unit (RRU), abalone valued at nearly R1 million was seized and the driver arrested. The officers seized 4 934 shucked abalone as well as a Nissan NP200 bakkie and cellphone.
Colonel Gustav Tamboer, Hermanus Police’s station commander, confirmed a 24-year-old suspect has appeared in court for the illegal possession and transporting of abalone.





