CRIME SCENE: Gordons Bay, Helderberg: Law enforcement authorities seized 743 illegal abalone and arrested two people on Clarence Drive on Wednesday, 24 June 2026.

“Acting on the information received, the City of Cape Town’s Marine and Environmental Unit, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and GBSEC Armed Response intercepted a vehicle suspected of transporting the abalone.

“The vehicle was searched and a total of 743 units of abalone, believed to have been unlawfully possessed and transported, were seized. A man and a woman were arrested,” the City said.

Manenberg: A few days earlier, on Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Marine Unit received information about the illegal sale of West Coast Rock Lobster in Sherwood Park, Manenberg.

“While searching the house, officers discovered 720 lobster tails. The occupant of the house was could not prove lawful possession of the tails and was arrested,” the City said.