Ten suspects arrested for allegedly running an illegal perlemoen operation appeared in the Gqeberha magistrate’s court on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, the Hawks' Economic Protected Resources team in Gqeberha followed up on information about perlemoen activities at a residential premises in Algoa Park. Surveillance was conducted and law enforcement was granted a warrant to execute a search on Thursday last week, leading to the discovery of an alleged illegal operation. Provincial Hawks spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela said the suspects, aged 18 to 67, were arrested and 1,674 units of perlemoen worth R376,000 was seized.