By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - To a Newsbreak follow-up... The illegal sale of crayfish and other marine resources along KwaZulu-Natal's South Coast is once again under the spotlight. Prosecutors, police detectives and environmental enforcement officials are undergoing specialized training to strengthen the investigation and prosecution of environmental crimes. The initiative follows ongoing reports of illegal East Coast rock lobster sales along the N2 near Hibberdene. Government says the illicit trade is fuelling organised environmental crime, threatening marine resources and undermining the livelihoods of law-abiding fishers. Authorities are hoping stronger cooperation between investigators and prosecutors will lead to more successful convictions and act as a deterrent to poaching. In this Newsbreak exclusive, Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment - Narend Singh explains...

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - To a Newsbreak follow-up... The illegal sale of crayfish and other marine resources along KwaZulu-Natal's South Coast is once again under the spotlight. Prosecutors, police detectives and environmental enforcement officials are undergoing specialized training to strengthen the investigation and prosecution of environmental crimes. The initiative follows ongoing reports of illegal East Coast rock lobster sales along the N2 near Hibberdene. Government says the illicit trade is fuelling organised environmental crime, threatening marine resources and undermining the livelihoods of law-abiding fishers. Authorities are hoping stronger cooperation between investigators and prosecutors will lead to more successful convictions and act as a deterrent to poaching. In this Newsbreak exclusive, Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment - Narend Singh explains...</p>

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