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Man in court for transporting dagga

DURBAN – A 47-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Richmond Magistrate’s Court today, 14 May 2020, for dealing in dagga. An intelligence driven operation was conducted on 12 May 2020 at 23:00, by police officers from Richmond SAPS, Ixopo SAPS, K9 Unit and other security agencies following information

Two men killed and manhunt launched for the killers

MPUMALANGA – Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma has in the strongest possible terms condemned the killing of two men aged 24 and 30, whose bodies were discovered on top of each other on a farm in Witbank on Tuesday, morning, 12 May 2020. According to the report, police received information in

Half a million rand dagga bust puts suspect behind bars

KIMBERLEY – The Provincial Detective Organised Crime members pounced on a 38-year-old male suspect at his shanty in Transit Camp, Kimberley. On Thursday, 14 May 2020 at about 10:40 the SAPS members followed up on information regarding dagga sales in Transit Camp. Police searched the shack and found 27 bags

Drug bust worth R 1 Million in Booysen

JOHANNESBURG – An intelligence driven operation comprising of National office drug task team, Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) and other law enforcement agencies led to a drug bust (crystal meth). Joint efforts by law enforcement, in the early hours of the morning, operationalized the information and raided the premises in

Umzinto Police still searching for missing woman

DURBAN – Umzinto Police still seek community assistance in locating a missing person named Nokuthula Florence Shozi (28) from Maqonqo Reserve at Malangeni. Nokuthula was last seen by her family members in 2017. They suspect that she might be in Highflats or Durban. Anyone with information that can assist police

Provincial Commissioner praised police for arresting stock theft suspects

NELSPRUIT – Mpumalanga Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma, has praised the police for arresting three suspects aged between 28 and 70, on charges of Stock Theft in the early hours of Tuesday morning, 12 May 2020, at Graskop. The arrest came when police in Graskop were busy with their

Hawks seize illicit and counterfeit cigarettes in Cape Town

PRETORIA – A 32-year-old suspect was arrested yesterday at his home in Ottery, Cape Town, following a joint intelligence driven operation led by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team together with Crime Intelligence, SAPS K9 unit and Customs officials. His arrest was preceded by a search and seizure that

Hawks uncover abalone processing facility in Cape Town

PRETORIA – The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team together with Crime Intelligence as well as officials from the Department of Forestry Fisheries and Environmental Affairs (DFFE) conducted a sting operation and clamped down on an illicit abalone processing facility in Cape Town on Tuesday. The intelligence driven operation uncovered

Inanda armed robbers due in court

DURBAN – It is alleged that on 12 May 2020, the victim was stationary at Inanda Newtown A, whilst his crew was offloading bread at a local supermarket. At this time, two armed men showed up and approached them. At gunpoint, one of the men tried to open the driver’s

Western Cape lucrative cigarette market receives major blow through police vigilance

WESTERN CAPE – The illicit drug trade has yet again received another blow as vigilant members deployed at cross-border roadblocks between the Eastern-and-Western Cape confiscated large amounts of dagga and illicit cigarettes as part of our strategy to eradicate drug trafficking across borders. It is clear that drug dealers are

Police launch search operation for missing person

POLOKWANE – The Police in Tubatse outside Burgersfort have launched a search operation for a missing person, Sibusiso Zwane aged 22, from Praktiseer Village who allegedly went missing on 09 May 2020. His father allegedly left him at home and when he returned, he was nowhere to be found. He

Boetsap murder suspect to appear in court

NORTHERN CAPE – A 19-year-old male suspect is expected to appear before the local Magistrates court in Boetsap in connection with a case of murder. It is alleged on Monday, 11 May 2020 at about 20:00 at Van Wyksfontein farm in Boetsap, a 41-year-old man and the suspect had a

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