{"id":44684,"date":"2022-08-04T12:40:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T10:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T19:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T17:01:31","slug":"suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspects nabbed with abalone worth over R1 million near Cookhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In an attempt to ensure that the endangered marine life is protected, members from the Highway Patrol nabbed two men and seized abalone valued at R1.3 million near Cookhouse on Monday, August 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to police spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli, on Monday at about 21:00, it is alleged that members from the Highway Patrol were conducting routine patrols on the N10, when they spotted a suspicious Audi A4 Station Wagon driving past them at high speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said a second patrol vehicle was dispatched to serve as back-up and the members managed to pull off the said vehicle about 20 kilometres away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn searching the vehicle, police found 14 plastic bags full of abalone and a total of 7 615 units of abalone were seized,\u201d said Nkohli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"abalone,

<\/p>\n

The value of the abalone is R1.3 million.<\/div>\n
<\/span>Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

He said the vehicle was impounded for further investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe two occupants were arrested and detained for contravening the Marine Living Resource Act 18 of 1998 Reg 36 \u2013 illegal possession of abalone,\u201d said Nkohli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe value of the abalone is R1.3 million.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He further said the two men aged 32 and 36 years old are expected to appear in court soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISSUED BY SAPS<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In our attempts to ensure that the endangered marine life is protected, members from the Highway Patrol nabbed two men and seized abalone valued at R1.3 million near Cookhouse on Monday, August 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":44689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_linkdex":"","_yoast_wpseo_content_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_inclusive_language_score":"","_yoast_wpseo_is_cornerstone":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image-id":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-image-id":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","_crsspst_to_novanewscoza":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozabloemnewsexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozacityvision":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozadistrictmailhelderberg":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaeikestadnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozahermanustimes":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozakougaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozamthathaexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozanoordkaapbulletin":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapaarlpost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozapeoplespost":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaswartlandgazette":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozatygerburger":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaudexpress":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavistanews":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozavrystaatkroon":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweskusnuus":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaweslander":false,"_crsspst_to_novanewscozaworcesterstandard":false,"_EventAllDay":"","_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":"","_EventShowMapLink":"","_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":"","_EventVenueID":"","_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":"","_VenueShowMapLink":"","_application":"","_batch_id":"","_company_name":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_company_website":"","_custom_id":"367b75bc-09bc-4c5b-ae2f-ac409e513b99","_EventDuration":"","_EventOrigin":"","_EventTimezoneAbbr":"","_featured":"","_filled":"","_job_expires":"","_job_location":"","_media_credit":"","_media_credit_url":"","_menu_item_menu_item_parent":"","_menu_item_object":"","_menu_item_object_id":"","_menu_item_target":"","_menu_item_type":"","_menu_item_url":"","_menu_item_xfn":"","_navis_media_can_distribute":"","_navis_media_credit_org":"","_OrganizerOrigin":"","_provider":"","_pum_built_in":"","_pum_default_theme":"","_pum_form_conversion_count":"","_remote_id":"","_remote_name":"","_remote_position":"","_report_frequency":"","_report_reference_dates":"","_send_attempts":"","_site_id":"","_sitemap_exclude":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_sitemap_priority":"","_source_url":"","_subscription_period":"","_subscription_period_interval":"","_subscription_price":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":"","_template_type":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_tribe_aggregator_allow_multiple_organizers":"","_tribe_aggregator_content_type":"","_tribe_aggregator_file":"","_tribe_aggregator_finalized":"","_tribe_aggregator_hash":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_id":"","_tribe_aggregator_import_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_interactive":"","_tribe_aggregator_origin":"","_tribe_aggregator_post_status":"","_tribe_aggregator_preview":"","_tribe_aggregator_source_name":"","_tribe_aggregator_type":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_hide_attendees_list":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":"","_tribe_ticket_version":"","_type":"","_VenueOrigin":"","_wp_attachment_context":"","_wp_attachment_image_alt":"","_wp_font_face_file":"","_wp_old_date":"","_yoast_wpseo_estimated-reading-time-minutes":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":"","_yoast_wpseo_focuskw_text_input":"","_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_block-catalog":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_job_listing_type":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_nova_retailer":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_publication":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_tribe_events_cat":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-duration":"","_yoast_wpseo_videositemap-rating":"","_menu_item_classes":[],"_tribe_modified_fields":[],"_wp_attachment_backup_sizes":[],"_wp_suggested_privacy_policy_content":[],"_yoast_post_redirect_info":[],"_yoast_wpseo_video_meta":[],"activation_date":"","archive_insertion_is_repeating":"","archive_insertion_posts_count":"","article_feature_media":"","article_feature_type":"","article_main_image_caption":"","article_media_icon":"","article_template":"","author_byline":"Compiled by Razaan Plaatjies","background_color":"","block_editor":"","byline":"","cmplz_hide_cookiebanner":"","competition_end_date":"","contact_advertise_email":"","contact_advertise_phone":"","contact_editorial_email":"","contact_general_email":"","contact_general_phone":"","contact_office_hours":"","contact_physical_address":"","enabled":"","featured_image_custom_caption":"","featured_video_url":"","fields":"","font_body":"","font_header":"","frequency":"","headline":"","hide_border":"","icon":"","is_wp_suggestion":"","issuu_download_url":"","issuu_embed_url":"","language_version_url":"","large_border":"","name":"","nm_contact_name":"","nm_contact_number":"","nm_date_lost":"","no_overlay_background":"","node-url":"","obituary_born_date":"","obituary_died_date":"","obituary_memoriam_text":"","origin":"","overlay_color":"","overlay_opacity":"","overlay_size":"","placement":"","plural_label":"","post_author":"","post_id":"","post_language":"en","secret-key":"","sponsored_utm_campaign":"","sponsored_utm_content":"","sponsored_utm_medium":"","sponsored_utm_source":"","sponsored_utm_term":"","start_date":"","utm_suppression":"","video_embed_url":"","wp_pattern_sync_status":"","data_version":[],"enclosure":[],"pongrass_image":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_newspack_byline_active":false,"_newspack_byline":"","newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"scaip_prevent_shortcode_addition":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"publication":[],"class_list":["post-44684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nSuspects nabbed with abalone worth over R1 million near Cookhouse | Komani Karoo Express<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Suspects nabbed with abalone worth over R1 million near Cookhouse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In our attempts to ensure that the endangered marine life is protected, members from the Highway Patrol nabbed two men and seized abalone valued at R1.3 million near Cookhouse on Monday, August 1.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Komani Karoo Express\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KomaniKarooExpress\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-04T10:40:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-19T17:01:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6addc88d00e44563a38eaf6d23225b56.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"474\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Compiled by Razaan Plaatjies\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@EP_Media24\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@EP_Media24\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Komani Karoo Express\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Komani Karoo Express\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9a777cf77130c8c2118be2011780fe5d\"},\"headline\":\"Suspects nabbed with abalone worth over R1 million near Cookhouse\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-04T10:40:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T17:01:31+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":201,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/6addc88d00e44563a38eaf6d23225b56.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2022\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/\",\"name\":\"Suspects nabbed with abalone worth over R1 million near Cookhouse | Komani Karoo Express\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/6addc88d00e44563a38eaf6d23225b56.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-04T10:40:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-19T17:01:31+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/6addc88d00e44563a38eaf6d23225b56.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/6addc88d00e44563a38eaf6d23225b56.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":474,\"caption\":\"Police found 14 plastic bags full of abalone and a total of 7 615 units of abalone were seized. Photo: Supplied\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Suspects nabbed with abalone worth over R1 million near Cookhouse\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/\",\"name\":\"Komani Karoo Express\",\"description\":\"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Komani Karoo Express\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/komani-karoo-express-site-icon.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/03\\\/komani-karoo-express-site-icon.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Komani Karoo Express\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/KomaniKarooExpress\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/EP_Media24\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/express_newspapers\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@expressonline3000\\\/videos\"],\"description\":\"Komani-Karoo Express is an online\\\/social media news source that serves the communities of Komani (formerly Queenstown), Cradock, Middelburg, Graaff-Reinet, Fort Beaufort, Somerset East, Hofmeyr, and surrounding areas. Established with the goal of keeping our community informed, we have grown into one of the most trusted local news sources in the region.\",\"email\":\"komanikarooexpress@novusmedia.co.za\",\"telephone\":\"+27415036111\",\"legalName\":\"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd\",\"foundingDate\":\"2025-01-01\",\"vatID\":\"4100318916\",\"taxID\":\"2000\\\/018234\\\/07\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"51\",\"maxValue\":\"200\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9a777cf77130c8c2118be2011780fe5d\",\"name\":\"Komani Karoo Express\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-ZA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8f1d67489b5f6a4102c9c510ca0c20a372dfaa6e3f4a7d08d684411cf5cf5a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8f1d67489b5f6a4102c9c510ca0c20a372dfaa6e3f4a7d08d684411cf5cf5a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8f1d67489b5f6a4102c9c510ca0c20a372dfaa6e3f4a7d08d684411cf5cf5a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Komani Karoo Express\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/novanews.co.za\\\/komani-karoo\\\/author\\\/komanikaroo\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Suspects nabbed with abalone worth over R1 million near Cookhouse | Komani Karoo Express","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Suspects nabbed with abalone worth over R1 million near Cookhouse","og_description":"In our attempts to ensure that the endangered marine life is protected, members from the Highway Patrol nabbed two men and seized abalone valued at R1.3 million near Cookhouse on Monday, August 1.","og_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/","og_site_name":"Komani Karoo Express","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KomaniKarooExpress\/","article_published_time":"2022-08-04T10:40:26+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-19T17:01:31+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":474,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6addc88d00e44563a38eaf6d23225b56.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Compiled by Razaan Plaatjies","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@EP_Media24","twitter_site":"@EP_Media24","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Komani Karoo Express","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/"},"author":{"name":"Komani Karoo Express","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#\/schema\/person\/9a777cf77130c8c2118be2011780fe5d"},"headline":"Suspects nabbed with abalone worth over R1 million near Cookhouse","datePublished":"2022-08-04T10:40:26+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-19T17:01:31+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/"},"wordCount":201,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6addc88d00e44563a38eaf6d23225b56.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2022","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/","name":"Suspects nabbed with abalone worth over R1 million near Cookhouse | Komani Karoo Express","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6addc88d00e44563a38eaf6d23225b56.jpg","datePublished":"2022-08-04T10:40:26+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-19T17:01:31+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-ZA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6addc88d00e44563a38eaf6d23225b56.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6addc88d00e44563a38eaf6d23225b56.jpg","width":1024,"height":474,"caption":"Police found 14 plastic bags full of abalone and a total of 7 615 units of abalone were seized. Photo: Supplied"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-nabbed-with-abalone-worth-over-r1-million-near-cookhouse-20220803\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Suspects nabbed with abalone worth over R1 million near Cookhouse"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#website","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/","name":"Komani Karoo Express","description":"To Inform, Engage and Empower Local Communities","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-ZA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#organization","name":"Komani Karoo Express","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/komani-karoo-express-site-icon.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/komani-karoo-express-site-icon.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Komani Karoo Express"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KomaniKarooExpress\/","https:\/\/x.com\/EP_Media24","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/express_newspapers\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@expressonline3000\/videos"],"description":"Komani-Karoo Express is an online\/social media news source that serves the communities of Komani (formerly Queenstown), Cradock, Middelburg, Graaff-Reinet, Fort Beaufort, Somerset East, Hofmeyr, and surrounding areas. Established with the goal of keeping our community informed, we have grown into one of the most trusted local news sources in the region.","email":"komanikarooexpress@novusmedia.co.za","telephone":"+27415036111","legalName":"Novus Media (Pty) Ltd","foundingDate":"2025-01-01","vatID":"4100318916","taxID":"2000\/018234\/07","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"51","maxValue":"200"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/#\/schema\/person\/9a777cf77130c8c2118be2011780fe5d","name":"Komani Karoo Express","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-ZA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8f1d67489b5f6a4102c9c510ca0c20a372dfaa6e3f4a7d08d684411cf5cf5a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8f1d67489b5f6a4102c9c510ca0c20a372dfaa6e3f4a7d08d684411cf5cf5a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8f1d67489b5f6a4102c9c510ca0c20a372dfaa6e3f4a7d08d684411cf5cf5a6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Komani Karoo Express"},"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/author\/komanikaroo\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6addc88d00e44563a38eaf6d23225b56.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":44031,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/saps-cookhouse-nab-suspect-with-abalone-worth-r13-million-20230823\/","url_meta":{"origin":44684,"position":0},"title":"SAPS Cookhouse nab suspect with abalone worth R1.3 million","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"23 August 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Off duty SAPS Cookhouse Highway Patrol members nabbed a suspect and confiscated abalone worth approximately R1 390 000.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7d6ba7a28e97488498ed94f7f2622c30.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7d6ba7a28e97488498ed94f7f2622c30.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7d6ba7a28e97488498ed94f7f2622c30.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/7d6ba7a28e97488498ed94f7f2622c30.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44104,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-arrested-with-abalone-worth-r3-million-in-cookhouse-20230614\/","url_meta":{"origin":44684,"position":1},"title":"Suspects arrested with abalone worth R3 million in Cookhouse","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"14 June 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Police in Cookhouse have tightened their grip on illegal abalone dealers when off-duty SAPS Cookhouse Highway Patrol members nabbed two men and confiscated abalone worth over R3 million on June 13.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0333564e3487404d87b9ce09396a3d53.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0333564e3487404d87b9ce09396a3d53.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0333564e3487404d87b9ce09396a3d53.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0333564e3487404d87b9ce09396a3d53.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44060,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/alleged-abalone-smuggler-hit-by-truck-while-fleeing-from-saps-20230718\/","url_meta":{"origin":44684,"position":2},"title":"Alleged abalone smuggler hit by trailer while fleeing from SAPS","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"18 July 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"While attempting to flee from SAPS Cookhouse Highway patrol members, an alleged abalone smuggler died after running into the trailer of a passing truck on the N10 on July 16.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8ea805a7da93409ab514eec0dc268e98.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8ea805a7da93409ab514eec0dc268e98.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8ea805a7da93409ab514eec0dc268e98.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/8ea805a7da93409ab514eec0dc268e98.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":43636,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/two-suspected-drug-traffickers-nabbed-with-drugs-worth-r170-000-in-cookhouse-20250204\/","url_meta":{"origin":44684,"position":3},"title":"Two suspected drug traffickers nabbed with drugs worth R170 000 in Cookhouse","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"4 February 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Two suspected drug traffickers were nabbed with a consignment of mandrax tablets worth around R170 000 in Cookhouse on February 2.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/de590ccc6a974789a018bc73884d7249.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/de590ccc6a974789a018bc73884d7249.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/de590ccc6a974789a018bc73884d7249.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/de590ccc6a974789a018bc73884d7249.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":44157,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/suspects-arrested-with-abalone-worth-over-r3-million-in-graaff-reinet-20230503\/","url_meta":{"origin":44684,"position":4},"title":"Suspects arrested with abalone worth over R3 million in Graaff-Reinet","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"3 May 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The SAPS Cookhouse and Graaff-Reinet Operational Command Centre arrested two suspects and confiscated abalone worth over R3 million on May 2 on the R75 as they travelled from Kariega towards Graaff-Reinet.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/315f23c5b54e4ab4a982e00c36f9174a.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/315f23c5b54e4ab4a982e00c36f9174a.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/315f23c5b54e4ab4a982e00c36f9174a.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/315f23c5b54e4ab4a982e00c36f9174a.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46162,"url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/cradock-police-seize-abalone-worth-r2-million-20211015\/","url_meta":{"origin":44684,"position":5},"title":"Abalone worth R2 million seized in Cradock","author":"Komani Karoo Express","date":"15 October 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Police in Cradock have confiscated 1.4 tons of abalone worth R2 million this week after a car chase.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/47930093b9f24bbc83207b72381fef59.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/47930093b9f24bbc83207b72381fef59.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/47930093b9f24bbc83207b72381fef59.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/47930093b9f24bbc83207b72381fef59.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Komani Karoo Express","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44684"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=44684"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=44684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}