Seven individuals were apprehended in the Western Cape for their suspected involvement in an abalone poaching syndicate, according to the Hawks. This crackdown by the Serious Organised Crime investigation team targeted operations in the Cape Peninsula, Overberg, and Hessequa regions. Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani, the Hawks spokesperson, noted that warrants of arrest were executed by a team comprising various law enforcement agencies, including the Public Order Police Unit and the Anti-Gang Unit.
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