The Hawks Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in the Eastern Cape is making inroads in clamping down the vehicle finance fraud. This follows the arrest of a 52-year-old suspect allegedly dubbed as a kingpin of the vehicle finance fraud syndicate operating in Port Elizabeth and…
A joint operation by the Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Crime Intelligence and SARS Tactical Intervention Unit (TIU) seized cocaine coming from Brazil South America with a potential street value of around R16 million at the Durban harbour. On Monday, 04 May 2020, members conducted…
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) has arrested eight suspects for illegal mining in Hlaneki, Mapuve and Mavalani villages, just outside Giyani, on Thursday. The suspects aged between 31 and 65 are expected to appear in the Giyani Magistrate’s Court today for contravening Precious…
The South African Police Service’s Tactical Response Team (TRT) supported by the National Cash-in-transit (CIT) Task Team, conducted an intelligence- driven operation in Akasia in the Gauteng province which resulted in a shootout between the police and the suspects on 5 May 2020. Two out…
Die minister van finansies, Tito Mboweni, het vandag tydens ʼn gesamentlike vergadering van die staande en gekose komitees oor finansies erken dat hy nie daarvan bewus was dat ramphulp aan kleiner sake-ondernemings op ʼn rassegrondslag ingevolge Swart Ekonomiese Bemagtigings-voorskrifte (SEB) geskied nie. Hy het onderneem…
A man who disguised himself as an employee of the United Nations appeared in court on Monday for fraud after he alleged that he was responsible for a Youth Movement Programme that focuses on giving South Africans youth community development opportunities abroad. Dr Mort West…
The relentless efforts by the National Clean Audit Task Team of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) has led to the arrest of a third suspect in relation to the R53 million from the City of Tshwane Municipality corruption, fraud and money laundering investigation…
Thabiso Mokobi (35) linked to a cash-in-transit robbery was denied bail in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Monday. Mokobi was arrested last week Thursday by the Gauteng Serious Organised Crime Investigation of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) in collaboration with the South…
SECOND SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR CITY OF TSHWANE MUNICIPALITY R53 MILLION FRAUD AND CORRUPTION A 44 year old suspect from Durban is expected to appear at the Empangeni Magistrate's Court on Monday for alleged fraud, money laundering and corruption amounting to R53 million. The suspect was…
The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team successfully intercepted a consignment of dagga worth an estimate street valued of R375 000 on route to George from Eastern Cape. Two suspects aged 41 and 33 were arrested in possession of about 15 bags cannabis last Thursday…