In meticulously carried out pre-dawn raids on Friday morning, Members from the Hawks in the Western Cape in the company of SAPS’ Tactical Response Team (TRT) and Flying Squad, arrested six (6) suspects aged between 32 and 48, amongst them a female branch manager for…
The Hawks’ Commercial unit has on Tuesday arrested two suspects, male and female aged 42 and 49 respectively. The arrests followed lengthy internal SARS investigations relating to unclaimed Input VAT claims by several Western Cape municipalities, for the period 2009 to 2011. It is alleged…
Two detectives aged 38 and 30 years, who allegedly conspired to execute a cash transit, appeared briefly before the Kriel Magistrate’s Court following their arrest by the Hawks and SAPS Task Force in the early hours of Friday morning. Constables Tami Kubeka (38) and…
The HAWKS in the Free State have arrested 24-year-old man, who allegedly stabbed and killed Constable Johannes Putsoeli (37) in Botshabelo in February 2016. The suspect was arrested in Winburg Correctional Service on Thursday afternoon after he was sentenced to two years for unrelated robbery…
The HAWKS in the Western Cape have on Wednesday arrested a 41 year old suspect for drug dealing and possession of suspected stolen property valued at approximately R60 000, in Blanco, George. The suspect was apprehended at his residence following a search and seizure operation.…
Six men have been arrested for the gruesome murder of four family members in Lawley, in the West Rand, Gauteng on Tuesday. The suspects were initially arrested over the past weekend for possession of two pistols and a shot gun which were unlicensed. The Hawks…
Hawks Organised Crime Unit, SANEB and Crime Intelligence members had a joint operation which led to the arrest of a 26 years old Nigerian man for possession of drugs in Polokwane on Wednesday, 07 September 2016. The suspect’s apartment was searched and 31 pieces of…
The HAWKS Anti-Corruption Unit, in conjunction with Crime Intelligence from Head Office have arrested a 39-year-old warrant officer for corruption and extortion. In March this year, the officer remunerated the informer with R9 000 but later demanded R5 500, telling the recipient that the money…
Mathakha David Madzivhandila (40) and his 36-year-old wife, Hilda Lutendo Madzivhandila, were on Monday granted R5 000 bail each by the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court following their arrest earlier in the day for fraud. The couple allegedly approached the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and…
He was facing 15 cases of indecent assault, five charges of persistent sexual offences with a child and four cases of sexual intercourse with a minor in Australia. He was released on bail and in 2011 he travelled to Cape Town, South Africa and never…