On Saturday, 29 March 2025, the Benoni #FlyingSquad conducted a successful operation, arresting two suspects and recovering illicit goods valued at approximately R500 000. While patrolling the N12 West near the Etwatwa off-ramp, members of the flying squad noticed a suspicious white Mercedes bus. After calling for backup, they intercepted […]
Mpumalanga MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison, Mr. Jackie Macie has commended the multi-disciplinary operation of the police for uncovering Illicit goods to the estimated value of over R12 million. This happened during an operation that was conducted at Rocky’s Drift near White River, outside Mbombela on Friday, 7 […]
A multi-disciplinary operation, led by Crime Intelligence of the Police, uncovered illicit goods, as well as suspected green stones, to the estimated value of more than R12 Million. The sting operation was carried out at Rocky’s Drift near White River, outside Nelspruit today, Friday 07 March 2025. The team consisting […]
Two male suspects, foreign nationals aged 38 and 42, were arrested for smuggling illicit goods at Groblersburg Port of Entry on Saturday, 14 December 2024. According to the reports, a customs official on duty at the import arrival gate intercepted a white freightliner truck and a trailer with two occupants, […]
This week, the South African Police Service (SAPS), alongside its crime-fighting partners, seized counterfeit and illicit goods worth more than R66 million in Johannesburg. Four Malawian nationals were also arrested for contravening the Immigration Act. The takedown was led by the National Counterfeit Goods Unit joined by the Gauteng Provincial […]
Police in Limpopo have arrested a 20-year-old foreign national male suspect for attempting to smuggle a substantial quantity of illicit cigarettes into the country. The arrest follows a high-speed chase with the police on Tuesday morning , 09 July 2024, within the Zebediela policing area in the Capricorn district. The […]
The 46 year-old Matthews Ncube, who was apprehended by Police at the Groblersburg Port of Entry for attempting to smuggle a significant quantity of illicit creams into the country, was remanded in custody when he appeared before Lephalale Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 23 May 2024. He was remanded in custody […]
Gauteng police together with other law enforcement agencies were out in full swing to ensure that the public of Gauteng are and feel safe during the new years’ eve celebrations and beyond as they intensify crime prevention duties and visibility across the province. It was more boots on the ground […]
The Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola welcomes the swift action of several specialised SAPS units that led to the seizure of illicit cigarettes and tobacco products with a street value of approximately R10 million. The Northern Cape Organised Crime Investigation Unit together with the National Crime Intelligence […]
In what can be termed a multimillion rand integrated takedown operation, members of SAPS, Customs and Excise and brand protectors from various famous high end products descended on a shopping complex in Durban Road in Bellville this morning to tackle the illicit trade in counterfeit goods. At around 10:00 the […]
