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City of Cape Town’s marine unit records major success against poaching [SOUND]

# The City of Cape Town says its marine unit has made major gains in the past year, including a nearly 500-percent increase in the recovery of poached marine resources. Recovered goods rose from about two-thousand-500 to nearly 15-thousand. Law enforcement officers also shut down 953 illegal shebeens. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says the results show a stronger focus on by-law enforcement and crime prevention:

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