South Africa: International Perlemoen Smuggling Sparks Cape Gun Battles, Raids

A bloody battle, apparently with links to China, is playing out in the Western Cape as a tussle for control of the lucrative perlemoen trade in the province intensifies.

According to sources who asked not to be identified, the major upheaval started on January 20, when suspected perlemoen kingpin and minstrel boss Russel Jacobs, 38, was gunned down in Blue Downs.

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