Five people suspected of smuggling perlemoen worth more than R40 000 has appeared in the East London Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
The five, three men and two women, were arrested after a car chase on Sunday on the East Coast Resorts road after police was informed about the haul.
A second driver in a metallic green BMW managed to give police the slip.
In the boot of a car, police found 11 bags containing 639 shelled abalone, weighing around 104kg and with a street value of around R42 000.
The five suspects were identified as: Sithiwe Princess Mali; Patheka Grey; Simphiwe Sikam; Sithembele Mema and Renek Dayimani.
The group, all aged between 24 and 4o, were given R1000 bail each and will appear again in court in March.
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