KWAZULU-NATAL – Two accused, Riaz Rasool (40) and his wife Emmashnie Rasool (39) briefly appeared in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Tuesday for fraud. The two allegedly defrauded the complainant an amount of R12 million by luring him to fund their business. The…
FREE STATE – The Hawks are investigating multiple instances of tampering at a Transnet fuel pipeline on the road to Koppies Dam, Bloemfontein. Initial indications suggest that it was a well organised crime which was executed underneath. The suspects drilled their way into the pipeline,…
NORTHERN CAPE – The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Northern Cape and Western Cape members together with the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, the local criminal record centre and Colesburg visible police have arrested two foreign nationals aged 38 and 52 for being in…
KWAZULU-NATAL – A 32 year old suspect is expected to appear in the Pinetown Magistrate court today on charges of dealing and possession of drugs The suspect was arrested on Wednesday by the Durban Serious Organised Crime in collaboration with Crime Intelligence. Members received information…
MPUMALANGA – A 28 year old Johannesburg woman, Temwa Lisa Masoka (28), will spend six years in prison for the role she played in peddling counterfeit money in Mpumalanga and Gauteng. Her accomplice, Andrew Hopkins Mzaliwa (56), escaped with a suspended sentence after the Evander…
EASTERN CAPE – A 28 year old suspect who has been linked to armed robberies in three magisterial districts in the Eastern Cape is behind bars. On Wednesday he appeared in both the Mthatha and Elliotdale Magistrates courts respectively for an alleged cash in transit…
GAUTENG – Three suspects were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly operating an illegal gold processing refinery in Zuurbekom plots. The three men aged between 21 and 47 were arrested during an integrated operation comprised of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation, the West Rand Tactical…
GAUTENG – Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation in Johannesburg and Gauteng flying squad nabbed four suspects for possession of suspected stolen property with an estimated street value of R3 million on Sunday at Alrode, east of Johannesburg. Members swiftly responded on information received regarding a…
MPUMALANGA – Sthembiso Amon Mchumu (36) was found guilty and sentenced to five years direct imprisonment in the Middelburg Regional Court on Monday, 17 February 2020 for attempted kidnapping. The accused was further sentenced to an additional five years imprisonment which is wholly suspended for…