Seven people were arrested for allegedly being part of an abalone poaching syndicate in Western Cape. (Supplied/Hawks)
Seven people were arrested in the Western Cape on Monday after the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime investigation team cracked a suspected abalone poaching syndicate.
The arrests in the Cape Peninsula, Overberg and Hessequa formed part of a takedown linked to a series of tracing operations across the province.
Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani said warrants of arrest were executed by the multi-disciplinary team led by the Hawks in the Western Cape and supported by the Public Order Police Unit as well as the Anti-Gang Unit attached to the Overberg District.
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