Four foreigners arrested with abalone to apply for bail next month

The state on Tuesday indicated it will oppose the bail application by four foreigners arrested for being in possession of abalone worth more than R7.2m. Their bail application is set to continue in the Motherwell magistrate’s court in Gqeberha on December 9. Harbin Lin, 40, and Fuming Pan, 35, from China and Charles Takudzwa Chidamoyo, 33, and Doubt Nyoni, 33, from Zimbabwe were charged with contravening the Marine Living Resources Act for the illegal possession of abalone. “Their arrest followed a joint operation between the Port of Ngqura police and the department of…