Wednesday, 14 February 2024
Muller N 2024. South African abalone poaching fuels violence, threatens species.A suspicious vehicle was driving through the streets of Durban, South Africa, around 3:45 a.m.
with water leaking out of the back.
When police pulled over the red Toyota Condor they found eight bags of shelled abalone worth
about R500,000 (just more than $29,100), South African newspaper Daily Maverick reported.
The driver was arrested as it is illegal to harvest abalone without a permit under South African
law.
The mid-January incident is common in South Africa, where abalone poaching is often
controlled by gangs and linked to the devastating spread of crystal methamphetamine and…
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