Ten men were handed hefty sentences by the Cape Town High Court on Friday on charges of racketeering, money laundering, corruption and possession of abalone. Adam Baadjies, Rudolf Andrew Louw, Alistair Hillmar Maans, Linda Nkeleni, John Stephanus Karelse, Frederick Myburgh, Dennis Swart, Eugene Herandien, Richard Malan and Steve Dlovo operated as a syndicate in Gansbaai area and were under the Hawks radar for a period of time until they were apprehended in 2018. After their arrest they made several court appearances and were eventually granted bail until their sentencing on 11 August 2023.