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 […]
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Tonga police recovered a truck barely 40 minutes after being hijacked
A swift response by police in Tonga has resulted in the recovery of a hijacked truck in less than 40 minutes after it was hijacked at Kamhlushwa near Tonga, yesterday 16 October 2023. According to information the truck was travelling from Mbombela to Kamhlushwa when it was reportedly hijacked at […]
Gauteng businessman among six suspects nabbed by police in connection with Lephalale murder and business robbery
Police in Lephalale have arrested six suspects including a businessman from Gauteng in connection with the murder of a 61-year-old man during business robbery that occurred in Marapong on Monday morning 16 October 2023 at about 01:00. The six suspects aged between 30 and 40, were arrested on the same […]
Two suspects arrested for illegal mining at Chrome Valley mine in Sekhukhune District
The Police in Burgersfort, through concerted efforts in collaboration with private security, have arrested two suspected illegal miners aged 36 and 55 on Sunday, 01 October 2023, at Chrome Valley mine in Sekhukhune District. It is reported that members of the Illegal Mining Task Team in conjunction with the members […]
Man arrested by Police in Welkom for possession of a load of illicit cigarettes
The police in Welkom arrested a young man with a load of illicit cigarettes in Welkom on Wednesday, 27 September 2023. Members of the Counter Narcotics team, in collaboration with the Welkom K9 and private security, followed up on information about a load of illicit cigarettes. The identified truck was […]
The Police in Calcutta are in pursuit of suspects who fatally shot a truck driver on the R40 Road in Marite outside Hazyview
The Police in Calcutta are in pursuit of suspects who fatally shot a truck driver (45) on the R40 Road in Marite outside Hazyview on Tuesday 26 September 2023, at around 08:30. During the incident, some members of the public reportedly looted some dairy products that were inside the truck, […]
R3 million worth of stolen railway track recovered whilst being transported in a truck, police arrest three suspects
Three suspects aged between 41 and 51 were nailed in the afternoon of Tuesday, 19 September 2023 around 16h00 on the N4 Road in Middleburg policing precinct after being cornered with a truck transporting reportedly stolen railway track valued at about R3 million. Police in the Province are working hard […]
Police seize R2.5 million worth of fake merchandise
The South African Police Service’s Integrated Operation on Counterfeit and Contraband Goods in Gauteng has struck again today, this time seizing more than R2,5 million worth of fake merchandise in Johannesburg. The branded illicit /counterfeit clothing items were seized in the Johannesburg central business district, Mayfair and the Dubai Mall. […]
A collision involving two trucks and a bus claimed the lives of four people and injured nine others on n the N3 near Montrose
A collision involving two trucks and a bus claimed the lives of four people while nine passengers are hospitalized. The accident occurred on the N3 between Harrismith and Van Reenen’ Pass. It’s alleged that on Tuesday ,12 September 2023 at about 03:40 two trucks and a bus collided on the […]
More than one million worth of illicit cigarettes seized and two suspects nabbed in the Capricorn District
A joint operation that was executed in the Capricorn District by the members of the Limpopo Tracking Team, Capricorn Flying Squad and Olivier Anti-Corruption Unit led to a significant arrest of two undocumented persons and the confiscation of illicit cigarettes worth more than R1 Million on Tuesday, 05 September 2023. […]










