An intelligence driven operation last night in Touwsriver landed two suspects behind bars for being in possession of a truck load of abalone with an estimated street value of R28 million. Information of a truck transporting abalone to Gauteng on the N1 freeway was pursued and near Rooikoppies the truck […]
Crime
Suspect nabbed for smuggling illicit creams and tablets worth millions of rand in Limpopo
Limpopo: Suspect nabbed for smuggling illicit creams and tablets worth millions of rand Tom Burke (Lephalale Cluster) – A 27-year-old suspect was arrested on Saturday, 26 January 2019, by the police at Groblersbrug Port of Entry in the Tom Burke policing area, for smuggling illicit creams and tablets worth millions […]
Upington POP Unit nets successes in countering illegal cigarette trade
Since Monday, 2019-01-21, up until Sunday, 2019-01-27, members of Upington Public Order Policing (POP) Unit under the command of Captain Crause conducted crime prevention operations and crowd management during the voter registration weekend in the Kakamas and Augrabies Policing Areas. Six arrests were made for drunkenness and rebellious behaviour while […]
Truck drivers arrested for public violence
Four truck drivers aged between 28 and 38 years of age were arrested yesterday on the N3 in the Van Reenen area. The drivers used their articulated vehicles to block off both the south bound as well as the north bound carriageways. During the blockage, two trucks were set alight. […]
Abalone discovered during Stop-and-Search
The South African Police Service in Limpopo made a major breakthrough when abalone worth millions were recovered during a regular stop and search operation at the Groblersburg Port of Entry. The recovery, which is considered a step closer in breaking the back of the abalone trade, occurred when a truck […]
Arrests made after explosives are found inside the trailer horse of a truck at the Beitbridge Port of Entry
The South African Police Service in Lompopo are still hitting hard on criminal syndicates in all the Clusters including in the Ports of Entry. This became evident when a sting joint search operation was conducted yesterday on 2018-08-04 at the Beitbridge Port of Entry. A truck was stopped at the […]
Seven suspects arrested after meat truck hijacking in Kinkelbos, Eastern Cape
Seven suspects were arrested shortly after a meat delivery truck and its cargo was recovered by police after being hijacked in Kinkelbos this morning. The meat delivery truck was hijacked between Kinkelbos and Nanaga this morning at 04:30 while on its way to East Londen to deliver 7 ton meat. […]
Truck Driver Flees an Accident Scene in Phoenix, KZN
A truck driver that jumped a red robot & collided into four (4) vehicles fled the scene at the Palmview & R102 intersection a short while ago. Reaction Unit South Africa received multiple calls from motorist who witnessed the accident & reported several injuries & entrapments. Emergency Services converged on […]
Northern Cape: Tri-Lateral Operation yields huge success once again.
Three suspects aged between 24 & 34 were arrested during a Tri-Lateral Crime Prevention Operation at a roadblock yesterday, 28 March 2018, held at the N1 weighbridge in Colesberg. One suspect was found to have stashed illicit cigarettes cartons behind the panel van with an estimated street value of R2 […]
Hawks hails hefty sentences imposed on five accused linked to truck hijacking syndicate
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) in the Free State has welcomed the hefty sentences imposed by the Harrismith High Court on Friday, March 23, to Fernando Filepe (44), Eric Masuku (30), Albert Nyoni (38), Master Mashaba (38) and Thabane Zondo (40) for several Prevention of Organised Crime Act […]