Insaf Ali had a reputation as a "kingpin" smuggler in New York, federal prosecutors alleged. When he was arrested in January 2022 at John F. Kennedy International Airport before boarding a flight to .
Cape Town-based journalist Kimon de Greef joins Eric and Cobus to discuss the lucrative illegal abalone trade between South Africa and China that threatens the survival of this prized shellfish.
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