Ton of perlemoen seized
2008-02-18 19:06
Pretoria - Johannesburg organised crime detectives seized more than a ton of perlemoen during a raid on a small holding in Midrand on Monday.
Police also arrested a Chinese national and a Malawian, believed to be in the country illegally, in connection with alleged perlemoen smuggling.
"Reacting on a tip-off police raided the small holding in Blue Hills," Captain Martin Hulk said.
He said it was too soon to determine where the perlemoen came from and what its final destination was.
The haul of shellfish was believed to be worth tens of thousands of rand.
A final figure would be determined once all the perlemoen was weighed, Hulk said.
- SAPA