{"id":294528,"date":"2025-11-20T11:46:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/?p=294528"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T09:46:28","slug":"three-suspects-arrested-for-conspiracy-to-commit-abalone-poaching-along-n2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/three-suspects-arrested-for-conspiracy-to-commit-abalone-poaching-along-n2\/","title":{"rendered":"Three suspects arrested for conspiracy to commit abalone poaching along N2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>JEFFREYS BAY<\/strong> &#8211; Alertness and vigilance are crucial elements during any operational activity, as witnessed on 18 November during routine patrols that were conducted along the N2 near Jeffreys Bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"294550\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/three-suspects-arrested-for-conspiracy-to-commit-abalone-poaching-along-n2\/gear-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gear-2.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"960,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gear 2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Fishing gear.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Some of the gear that was found during the arrest.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gear-2-768x1024.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gear-2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Fishing gear.\" class=\"wp-image-294550\" style=\"width:349px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gear-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gear-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gear-2.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some of the gear that was found during the arrest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Members from the SAPS Humansdorp K9 Unit arrested three suspects for conspiracy to commit abalone poaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to police spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy, on 18 November, members attached to the Humansdorp K9 Unit 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