Gauteng detectives have confiscated R2-million-worth of perlemoen (abalone) in sting operations around the province, police said on Friday.
”The abalone was seized at Mondeor, Crystal Park and Lyttelton,” said Superintendent Lungelo Dlamini of the national police commissioner’s office.
Four men were arrested in the raids, which took place from Thursday evening.
Meanwhile, 34 people were arrested in Gauteng for crimes ranging from hijacking to armed robbery and rape.
”One suspect in particular was wanted for eight hijacking cases.” Eleven of the men were wanted for hijacking and armed robberies.
Gold worth R5 000 and drugs worth R10 000 were confiscated by police.
Those arrested will appear in various magistrate’s courts around Gauteng on Monday, Dlamini said. — Sapa