April 26, 2020

Weekend operations lead to several arrests

Our endeavours to bring perpetrators of crime to book during the lockdown period are yielding good results. On Friday, 24 April 2020, vigilant members were patrolling in Marikana, Philippi East when they saw three men. Upon searching them, police found an unlicensed firearm and a dangerous weapon. Three men were

Suspect remanded in custody for dealing in drugs

MPUMALANGA – Francisco Langa (31) was remanded in custody by the Komatipoort Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 24 April 2020 after he was arrested with more than R600 000 worth of heroin and sealed boxes of alcohol. Langa a truck driver from Mozambique was arrested during a roadblock at Komatipoort port of entry

Three suspects arrested for dealing in rhino horns

MPUMALANGA – An intelligence driven operation has landed three suspects in jail after they were found with six rhino horns. The operation comprising of the Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Detectives, Crime Intelligence, Tactical Response Team, Tracking Team and the Local Criminal Record Centre ensued after it emerged that three were allegedly

Murder suspect arrested in Uitenhage

Port Elizabeth:   A 21-year-old alleged murder suspect from Langa was arrested on Friday afternoon, 24 April 2020 for the murder of a 21-year-old man in Kamesh on Thursday, 23 April 2020. It is alleged that at about 14:30 Lewin Cowie (21) was in Spekboom Street, when he was approached by

Congregants arrested at religious gatherings in two separate incidents

Pretoria:  Since the start of the long weekend, members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested 41 congregants in two separate religious gatherings. In the first incident, members of the SAPS Tactical Response Team (TRT) arrested 17 men on Friday, 24 April 2020 at approximately 13:00. This after the

Free State couple arrested for illegal firearm possession and corruption

FREE STATE – A Free State couple face multiple charges after the Hawks found a firearm and different types of ammunition in their Bronville home. The couple aged 27 and 32 were taken into custody on Friday, 24 April 2020 shortly after officers from the Serious Organised Investigation team received information

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