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Foreign national bust with abalone worth over R3 million in Cape Town
A foreign national is expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday after he was found in possession…
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Ex-Jumbo Cash and Carry cashier in court for allegedly stealing over R360 000
A former cashier from a well-known retailer has appeared in the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in the Eastern Cape…
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Hawks seek help in identifying suspects after G4S security guards are robbed in Limpopo
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) in Limpopo is seeking public assistance to identify suspected armed robbers, seen in…
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Hawks confiscate prescription drugs at Cape Town International Airport en route to London
A cargo of prescription drugs en route to London from Cape Town International Airport has been seized by the Directorate…
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6 bust in Cape Town for R2.8 million worth of abalone
Six suspects were due to appear in court on Tuesday for possession of R2.8 million worth of abalone in Cape…
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Bogus lawyer who represented murder accused back in court
A 31-year-old man who impersonated a lawyer and was bust while representing a murder accused, appeared in the Bethal Magistrate’s…
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8 busted for theft of TVET college funds worth R24 million
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) in the Western Cape arrested eight suspects for theft of funds from the…
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Another suspect charged in Gqeberha biokineticist kidnapping
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) has confirmed another suspect has appeared in court on charges of kidnapping after…
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Kidnapped Eastern Cape man found
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) has confirmed Hilton Wicks who was kidnapped in the Eastern Cape has been…
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Suspects linked to R400 million cocaine haul arrested
Two suspects linked to a consignment of cocaine worth R400 million that was seized en route to Cape Town last…
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Nurse hands himself over after police captain stabbed to death
A nurse from Cape Town is expected to appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on a charge of…
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Suspects dealing in hydroponic dagga in KZN arrested
Five suspects are set to appear in court on Friday after they were nabbed by the Directorate for Priority Crime…
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Court orders hijackers’ loot to be frozen until probe is complete
The South Gauteng High Court on Tuesday granted the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) a preservation order against assets…
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Woman who swindled R18 million from clients wanted
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) in Gauteng is looking for a woman who allegedly swindled clients of R18…
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Hawks reveals 8 more July unrest suspects arrested
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) says the number of suspects arrested in connection to the 2021 July unrest…
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Hawks seize cocaine worth over R400 million en route to Cape Town
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) with members of the police’s Crime Intelligence and Western Cape Traffic Services arrested…
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Hawks probe SA Post Office employees responsible for stealing Sassa grants
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) is investigating SA Post office employees at the helm of an elaborate scam…
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Hawks nab 7 suspects for allegedly defrauding US company of R8 million
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) have arrested seven suspects for allegedly defrauding a US-based entity of 500,000 USD…
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Ex-Mogalakwena municipal official forfeits R1.4m Mercedes-Benz amid tender corruption allegations
Former technical manager of Mogalakwena Local Municipality in Limpopo, Kgantsi David Malepa, has lost his R1.4-million Mercedes-Benz to the State,…
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Malaysia-bound man arrested at OR Tambo for ‘trying to smuggle rhino horns’
A 40-year-old man was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport for trying to smuggle rhino horns, the Directorate for…
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3rd suspect in Eastern Cape cop’s murder arrested
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) have arrested a third suspect in connection with the murder of a Mthatha…
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Update: Man found with drugs worth R2 million due in court
A man who was arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) on Tuesday for possession of drugs worth…
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2 arrested for alleged theft of Transnet fuel
Two men were arrested for alleged theft of Transnet fuel worth approximately R500 000 in Alberton, said the Directorate for…
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2 summoned to court over tax fraud, more charges for former Nketoana mayor & CFO
Two people have been summoned to appear in the Kimberley Magistrate Court in connection with alleged tax fraud amounting to…
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2 men arrested in Zeerust for possession of a lion’s head
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) arrested two men after they were seeking a buyer for a lion head…
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Sars seizes illegal cigarettes & hookah tobacco worth R40 million
The customs division of South African Revenue Service (Sars) has confiscated illicit cigarettes, hookah tobacco, and scrap metal worth R40…
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Man arrested for drugs worth R4.1 million in Durbanville storage facilities in court
A man who was arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) on Monday for possession of drugs worth…
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Hawks make R4.1 million drug bust in Durbanville storage facilities
A 44-year-old man was arrested on Monday after members of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) made a R4.1…
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Steroid bust leads to 2 arrests and drug manufacture equipment seizures
Two men are expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Friday after they were busted for allegedly…
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Suspected cash-in-transit robber bust with heist money
A 43-year-old man from the Eastern Cape is expected to appear in court soon on allegations of a cash-in-transit (CIT)…
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Cocaine worth R200 million stolen from Hawks offices in KZN
Drugs stored at the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) offices in Port Shepstone have been stolen by enterprising thieves…
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Suspected R1 million property sale scammer released on R4 000 bail
An alleged fraudster, linked to a Gauteng property sale scam involving approximately R1 million was granted R4 000 bail by…
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Suspected scammer wanted since 2015 arrested
The 25-year-old man, Athule Masimini, arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), for allegedly fleecing “vulnerable community members”,…
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GP kidnappers allegedly demanded R20 000 before killing the victim
The Lenasia Magistrate’s Court has remanded two men in custody following their court appearance on charges of murder, robbery with…
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Ex-Hawks official convicted of fraud
A former 61-year-old captain, attached to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), has been convicted in the Mthatha Specialised…
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R1k bail for ex-FNB employee accused of stealing R400 000 from customer’s account
A former employee of First National Bank has been released on bail by the Gqeberha Specialised Commercial Crime Court. Lwando…
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Soldiers accused of smuggling stolen vehicles across border denied bail
SEVEN soldiers accused of helping to smuggle stolen vehicles across the border have been denied bail. Rapula Reuben Maidi, Edward…
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Eastern Cape suspect in court for trading in illicit tobacco worth over R10 million
An Eastern Cape man is to appear in the East London Magistrate’s Court on Friday after he was allegedly found…
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Notorious illegal firearms dealer arrested in Durban
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) arrested a notorious firearms dealer in Durban on Friday. The 41-year-old Durban-based gun…
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Fraudsters who tried stealing R500 million from Royal Bafokeng get 15 years in jail
The convicts approached an Absa bank official in Burgersfort posing as signatories of Royal Bafokeng Holdings. Would-be fraudsters – who…
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