Maitland Flying Squad recovers abalone worth R100 000 near Macassar

The members of the Maitland Flying Squad arrested a man with an imitation firearm and 209 units of abalone with an estimated street value of R100 000, according to police.

Police spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg, said the members were patrolling on the N2 Highway near Macassar on Wednesday morning, November 19.

“They saw a suspicious-looking vehicle and decided to pull it over. They searched the vehicle and found an imitation firearm with blank rounds and 209 units of abalone with an estimated street value of R100 000 inside the silver Mercedes Vito.” 

Sergeant Twigg added that the man was arrested for the possession of an imitation firearm and the illegal possession of abalone. He will appear in the Somerset West Magistrates’ Court once charged.