Cape Town - Two men appeared in the Beaufort West Magistrate's Court on Monday for possession of perlemoen (abalone) worth an estimated R1 million, Western Cape police said.
|||Cape Town - Two men appeared in the Beaufort West Magistrate's Court on Monday for possession of perlemoen (abalone) worth an estimated R1 million, Western Cape police said.
Thembazami Boyisi, 36, and Vusumzi Mongameli, 32, both from Strand, Cape Town, were arrested on November 14 while travelling on the N1 through Beaufort West to Johannesburg, said Captain Malcolm Pojie.
About 6648 perlemoen in 67 bags were found when police stopped and searched their car.
The two would appear in court again on November 25 for a bail application.
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