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Police have arrested a suspected poacher in South Africa found with tens of thousands of dollars' worth of dry abalone, a coveted delicacy smuggled mainly to Asia, the environment ministry said on Wednesday.
The motorist had 27 black plastic bags containing more than 13,000 of the mollusks weighing 640kg, the ministry said.
Poachers loot South Africa's coasts of the highly sought-after sea snail, which is protected by strict fishing quotas.
A kilo of dry abalone can be worth up to 6,000 rand ($330, around 300 euros), according to some estimates.
The ministry called for a "swift prosecution" of the suspect, who was detained last week during a stop and search by police in the Eastern Cape, a province known for its long, wild Indian Ocean coastline.
"I urge every South African to be vigilant and report any environmental crimes to the authorities," said Deputy Environment Minister Narend Singh.
"It is crucial that our communities work hand in hand with law enforcement agencies to protect our marine resources."
The volume of illegally caught abalone has almost doubled over the past decade, according to wildlife trade monitoring network Traffic.
The once abundant high-end delicacy, a chewy sea snail with a distinctive salty taste, is popular at feasts and wedding banquets in parts of eastern Asia.
Trafficking networks are known to be often run by Chinese criminal syndicates.
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