The East London Police Dog unit arrested two suspects who were in possession of perlemoen worth a street value of R70 000 on the N2 near Haga-Haga in Komga on this morning.
This follows after the cluster was tipped off by community members in the early hours of the morning at around 2am.
The perlemoen was poached from the Haga-Haga beach by two male suspects aged 32 and 42. One of the suspects is a foreign national.
In South Africa it is illegal to poach perlemoen from the ocean due to its critically declining numbers as a result of over-exploitation. Most poachers sell them to overseas markets.
Mdantsane police spokesman Captain Nkosikho Mzuku said it is unclear where the suspects were taking the species.
Captain Mzuku added that both suspects are soon expected to make a court appearance at the Komga Magistrate’sCourt on a charge of possession of perlemoen.
Two suspects arrested in perlemoen poaching bust
The East London Police Dog unit arrested two suspects who were in possession of perlemoen worth a street value of R70 000 on the N2 near Haga-Haga in Komga on this morning.
This follows after the cluster was tipped off by community members in the early hours of the morning at around 2am.
The perlemoen was poached from the Haga-Haga beach by two male suspects aged 32 and 42. One of the suspects is a foreign national.
In South Africa it is illegal to poach perlemoen from the ocean due to its critically declining numbers as a result of over-exploitation. Most poachers sell them to overseas markets.
Mdantsane police spokesman Captain Nkosikho Mzuku said it is unclear where the suspects were taking the species.
Captain Mzuku added that both suspects are soon expected to make a court appearance at the Komga Magistrate’sCourt on a charge of possession of perlemoen.
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