Suspected abalone smuggler in Parys court
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A 31-year old truck driver, Themba Mazibuko, is expected to appear in the Parys magistrate court this coming week on a charge of possession of abalone. Police spokesperson, Josephine Rani, tells OFM News that this follows after Mazibuko was found with 13 boxes containing 7 762 pieces of abalone after a stop and search following a complaint by security guards in Vaal Plaza.
She says the afternoon of Wednesday, 07 March 2019, the Parys Highway patrol received a complaint from the security manager of truck stop, who informed them that two suspicious vehicles, a white Nissan and a blue Toyota Yaris, were seen off-loading boxes from the truck into the two vehicles.
Mazibuko was arrested on the spot.
Rani says the security manager of a truck stop further informed the police that when the security guard approached the two vehicles the suspects sped off.
She says the afternoon of Wednesday, 07 March 2019, the Parys Highway patrol received a complaint from the security manager of truck stop, who informed them that two suspicious vehicles, a white Nissan and a blue Toyota Yaris, were seen off-loading boxes from the truck into the two vehicles.
Mazibuko was arrested on the spot.
Rani says the security manager of a truck stop further informed the police that when the security guard approached the two vehicles the suspects sped off.
