{"id":44157,"date":"2023-05-03T17:31:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T15:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-arrested-with-abalone-worth-over-r3-million-in-graaff-reinet-20230503\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T19:27:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:27:31","slug":"suspects-arrested-with-abalone-worth-over-r3-million-in-graaff-reinet-20230503","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-arrested-with-abalone-worth-over-r3-million-in-graaff-reinet-20230503\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspects arrested with abalone worth over R3 million in Graaff-Reinet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The SAPS Cookhouse and Graaff-Reinet Operational Command Centre&nbsp;arrested two suspects and confiscated abalone worth over R3 million on May 2 on the R75 as they travelled from Kariega towards Graaff-Reinet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 'segoe=\"\" arial,=\"\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW82505921 BCX0\" sans-serif;\"=\"\" segoe=\"\" ui=\"\" ui',=\"\" verdana,=\"\" web',=\"\">\n<div 'segoe=\"\" arial,=\"\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW82505921 BCX0\" sans-serif;\"=\"\" segoe=\"\" ui=\"\" ui',=\"\" verdana,=\"\" web',=\"\">\n<div 'segoe=\"\" arial,=\"\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW82505921 BCX0\" sans-serif;\"=\"\" segoe=\"\" ui=\"\" ui',=\"\" verdana,=\"\" web',=\"\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW82505921 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{d4d3c6c1-d727-470e-aeb7-9b10d1bf61ab}{69}\" paraid=\"2123500749\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">According to police spokesperson, Colonel Priscilla Naidu, it is alleged that at about 19:00, SAPS Cookhouse highway patrol members received information of a blue Toyota Camry and a Porsche Cayenne pulling a trailer and were travelling on the R75 from Kariega towards Graaff-Reinet, with illegal abalone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div 'segoe=\"\" arial,=\"\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW82505921 BCX0\" sans-serif;\"=\"\" segoe=\"\" ui=\"\" ui',=\"\" verdana,=\"\" web',=\"\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW82505921 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{690a7a26-b573-4d79-9484-303bfaa23f01}{181}\" paraid=\"1316068114\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">She said the SAPS members proceeded from the N10 outside Cookhouse towards Graaff-Reinet on the R63.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div 'segoe=\"\" arial,=\"\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW82505921 BCX0\" sans-serif;\"=\"\" segoe=\"\" ui=\"\" ui',=\"\" verdana,=\"\" web',=\"\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW82505921 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{d8cb7326-1fe8-436a-b8a6-e7c019f344a5}{105}\" paraid=\"1681411677\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">Naidu said the Toyota Camry was stopped while the Porsche continued to speed towards Graaff-Reinet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div 'segoe=\"\" arial,=\"\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW82505921 BCX0\" sans-serif;\"=\"\" segoe=\"\" ui=\"\" ui',=\"\" verdana,=\"\" web',=\"\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW82505921 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{029890c3-0e27-4c70-b440-9db006de4352}{89}\" paraid=\"1767505634\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">She said police officers from Graaff-Reinet Operational Command Centre blocked off the road and when the occupants of the Porsche saw their blue lights close to the entrance of Graaff-Reinet, the Porsche stopped next to the road.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div 'segoe=\"\" arial,=\"\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW82505921 BCX0\" sans-serif;\"=\"\" segoe=\"\" ui=\"\" ui',=\"\" verdana,=\"\" web',=\"\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW82505921 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{029890c3-0e27-4c70-b440-9db006de4352}{165}\" paraid=\"1565845175\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">Naidu said the occupants then abandoned the vehicle and ran into the bushes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_be1d8f28\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"abalone\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/1410\/0d8d42556cb34d57ae4664b9e354ab9e.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d703d54a2ffa4d20801eedf9e656ad57.jpg\" title=\"The suspects had abalone in their vehicle and trailer. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The suspects had abalone in their vehicle and trailer. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW82505921 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{029890c3-0e27-4c70-b440-9db006de4352}{165}\" paraid=\"1565845175\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cA total of 75 bags of abalone with 9 398 units, the Porsche Cayenne, a trailer and the Toyota Camry were confiscated. The abalone was found inside the trailer and inside the Porsche,\u201d said Naidu.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div 'segoe=\"\" arial,=\"\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW82505921 BCX0\" sans-serif;\"=\"\" segoe=\"\" ui=\"\" ui',=\"\" verdana,=\"\" web',=\"\">\n<div 'segoe=\"\" arial,=\"\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW82505921 BCX0\" sans-serif;\"=\"\" segoe=\"\" ui=\"\" ui',=\"\" verdana,=\"\" web',=\"\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW82505921 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{4cd0ce79-59e5-46c6-81ae-9173ba7ff7a2}{87}\" paraid=\"1623954805\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThe estimated street value of the abalone is R3 300 000.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div 'segoe=\"\" arial,=\"\" class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW82505921 BCX0\" sans-serif;\"=\"\" segoe=\"\" ui=\"\" ui',=\"\" verdana,=\"\" web',=\"\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW82505921 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{690a7a26-b573-4d79-9484-303bfaa23f01}{201}\" paraid=\"1343544741\" xml_lang=\"EN-US\">Naidu said the suspects, aged 47 and 51 years old from Cape Town, 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