KWAZULU-NATAL – An operation by the Port Shepstone Hawks assisted by National Intervention Unit dismantled six clandestine laboratories and arrested seven suspects aged between 27 and 39. The undercover operation was a culmination of a two year project which was aimed at dismantling and arresting…
PRETORIA - The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS) is pleased to announce the hosting of the inaugural African Multilateral Drug Enforcement Summit with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Nigerian National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Pretoria, South Africa. The…
MPUMALANGA - Two police officers Macdonald Skhumbuzo Masilela (32) and Duo Sibusiso Silas Shabangu(41) were arrested by Mpumalanga Hawks with the assistance of the National Intervention Unit on Wednesday at Jeeps Reef. The two members were arrested in a pre-dawn operation following an extended investigation…
Northern Cape- Itumeleng Setshaba Mokwena (39), a former employee of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, appeared at Jankempdorp Magistrate's Court on charges of fraud and corruption on Monday, 22 January 2018. Mokwena allegedly used an accomplice's details to submit a fraudulent insurance claim…
MPUMALANGA - Five members of an alleged syndicate that deal in rhino horns are out on bail following their arrest by the Mpumalnga Hawks. The operation which got under way on 04 January 2018 and concluded in 15 January this year, led to the arrest…
KWAZULU-NATAL – Four suspects who were being sought for an armed robbery and murder are behind bars following an operation by the Hawks in Newcastle assisted by the local K9 Unit. The three allegedly committed a series of armed robberies targeting service stations at Annieville…
CAPE TOWN - An intelligence led operation comprising the Hawks' Serious Organised Crime unit, Oudtshoorn Crime intelligence and local police resulted in the arrest of two suspects aged 51 and 57 respectively on Wednesday for dealing in dagga. The team followed up on information of…
ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR - The Director-General of WHO has outlined his vision for a Madagascar free of plague epidemics during a three-day visit to the island nation that started on 7 January 2018. "Madagascar can make plague epidemics a thing of the past through strategic investments…
POLOKWANE - Two suspects believed to be part of a wider vehicle theft syndicate have been remanded in custody following the arrest by the Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Unit, Crime Intelligence and the SAPS Vehicle Identification Unit over the weekend Haajibu Ken Issah (30) and…
GAUTENG - The Gauteng Head of the Hawks Major General Prince Mokotedi said expressed shock and disappointment by the arrest of the two members of the Hawks and a detective following the arrest by the Serious Corruption Unit on Monday. The three, Warrant officer Tefo…