A multi-disciplinary operation, consisting of the South African Police Service Operation Vala Umgodi Mission Area Joint Operation Centre (MAJOC), Roving Team, and National Counterfeit Unit, resulted in a significant bust on Monday, 20 January 2025. The operation led to the arrest of a 30-year-old foreign national male found in possession […]
Police arrested two suspects, aged 31 and 39, on Sunday, 19 January 2025, on the R38 Road in Low’s Creek for possession and dealing in dagga. Members of the Proactive and Combat Team assigned for Operation Vala Umgodi in Mpumalanga were conducting vehicle checkpoints and stop-and-searches operations in the area […]
The combined efforts of the South African Police Service, represented by the MAJOC Roving Team as part of Operation Vala Umgodi, National Counterfeit and Illicit Goods Unit, and South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs have led to a major success in the ongoing fight against counterfeit goods and illicit cigarettes, […]
In Northam, Waterberg District, our law enforcement officers conducted a thorough check on 56 vehicles, resulting in the impoundment of SIX non-compliant vehicles: •4 Minibuses •2 Buses We’re committed to ensuring the safety of our public transport!
The rapid response from dedicated members attached to Operation Shanela who are deployed in Khayelitsha, led to the recovery of a hijacked vehicle and the arrest of a 32-year-old male for possession thereof as well as the illegal possession of ammunition. On Wednesday, 14 January 2025 at about 17:00, the […]
The multi disciplinary team assigned for illicit mining operation Vala Umgodi continues with the effort to combat crime and arrested two men for alleged dealing in dagga. The suspects, aged 30 and 36 were arrested in the evening of Monday, 13 January 2025, in Barberton. The Combat team in collaboration […]
This week, the South African Police Service (SAPS), in collaboration with its crime-fighting partners, conducted a successful operation in Musina, Limpopo, leading to the seizure of counterfeit and illicit goods valued at over R5 million. The operation was spearheaded by the National Counterfeit Goods Unit, with support from the SAPS […]
KwaZulu-Natal police officers who are members of Operation Vala Umgodi have arrested six truck drivers after they were found driving trucks containing suspected stolen coal on the N2 Highway in Pongola on Saturday, 11 January 2025. Police gathered intelligence about trucks which were travelling from Witbank to an unnamed destination […]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) Operation Vala Umgodi National Intervention (Roving)Team has successfully thwarted a major smuggling operation along the Limpopo River, in the Musina policing area leading to the confiscation of goods valued at approximately R500 000-00. On the morning of 12 January 2025, at around 11:20 AM, […]
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has in the past week confiscated fake goods and apparel worth R2.6 million in Johannesburg. On Thursday, 07 January 2025, an integrated team from SAPS and Brand holders conducted an intelligence operation, which led them to a warehouse in Fordsburg, Johannesburg. The team discovered […]
