A 35-year-old man was arrested for possession of counterfeit cigarettes on Wednesday 29 March 2023 in Heilbron. It is alleged that members of the Heilbron SAPS followed up on intelligence-driven information from a concerned community member. Upon further investigation, the members managed to arrest the 35-year-old suspect while he was […]
Police in Pinetown recovered suspected stolen copper valued at over R5 million at business premises on Joule Street in Pinetown on Sunday, 12 February 2023. The team was acting on intelligence when they stormed into the premises and executed a search warrant. Huge bags of copper cables were found stashed […]
A compliance operation by members of the Economic Infrastructure Task Team (EITT) in the eThekwini District has resulted in the arrests of five suspects and the recovery of 2.2 tons of copper cables at a scrap metal dealer in Phoenix on Monday afternoon, 05 December 2022. The five suspects were […]
The Provincial Commissioner of police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has welcomed the arrest of four suspects today in Driekop outside Burgersfort alleged to have been involved in illegal mining operations and seizure of mining equipment. A multi-disciplinary team consisting of the Crime Prevention Unit, detectives, Public Order Policing, […]
The endeavors of the respective SAPS units to bring stability to crime-ridden areas have proved fruitful as indicated by the results achieved during this weekend’s operations. Yesterday morning members of the Flying Squad reacted to intelligence that a stolen cargo container full of chocolate bars is being offloaded at an […]
Police are making inroads in squeezing the space for criminals to operate in Mpumalanga Province. This follows an Intelligence driven operation that led to the arrest of three alleged hijackers, aged between 37 and 48 in the afternoon of Tuesday, 16 August 2022. The male suspects were reportedly found in […]
Who can you trust these days on South African roads? Men in uniform, posing as Metro Police officers, have repeatedly been stopping and hijacking vehicles in the Krugersdorp area1. The West Rand Cluster Police have warned motorists not to submit to this criminal behaviour and immediately report any suspicious activity […]
The endless efforts of SAPS in Gauteng to fight the trade and proliferation of illicit cigarettes saw positive results when a consignment of illicit cigarettes worth about R10 million was seized and five men arrested today in Sandton. Crime intelligence information was operationalised by Provincial Organised Crime Unit, West Rand […]
