The Quarterly Inter-Provincial Cross Border High Density Operations executed in four provinces namely, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and the Free State, commenced simultaneously from the 26-28 November 2024. The four provinces were represented by their respective provincial representatives at the Joint Provincial Operational Command Centre in Springbok, Northern […]
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More than R10 million in property seized from White River storage warehouse in Mpumalanga
The Provincial Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Major General Gerber applauded the multidisciplinary intelligence driven disruptive operation conducted by the team comprising of Mpumalanga Crime Intelligence, SAPS White River, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation in Mpumalanga, Customs and Excise as well as Security Companies on Monday, […]
Operation Vala Umgodi in Mahwelereng is hitting hard on illicit sand mining
The illicit mining team under Waterburg District conducted an intelligence driven operation on Friday 22 November 2024, and in the process arrested eight (08) suspects. All suspects are aged between 44 and 62 years old. The suspects were caught red handed illegally mining sand at Mapela village under Mahwelereng policing […]
Three suspects arrested for possession of illicit cigarettes along the R71 in Dalmada
Three male suspects who are foreign nationals arrested for possession of illicit cigarettes along the R71 Dalmada, in Polokwane policing area under Capricorn District, in the early hours of Friday, 22 November 2024. Members of Provincial Flying Squad were patrolling when they spotted two suspicious vehicles driving in a convoy. […]
Police discover warehouses selling expired food, mostly of foreign origin
Police in KwaZulu-Natal have discovered two warehouses which were used to store expired food during an operation in the Bluff area, south of Durban on Wednesday afternoon, 20 November 2024. Food items such as canned fish, fizzy drinks, soya beans, baby food, spices, which are mostly used on chips, were […]
Four suspects arrested for possession of suspected stolen minerals (chrome) and possession of illegal mining implements
The police at Malipsdrift, in conjunction with the Vala Umgodi Task Team, have arrested four male suspects, including two foreign nationals aged between 34 and 52, for possession of suspected stolen minerals (chrome) and possession of illegal mining implements on Monday, 18 November 2024 at Ga Mathabatha Mabowe Park, in […]
Three suspects arrested for kidnapping and attempted murder in a truck hijacking
A truck transporting liquor was intercepted at the intersection of the R80 and N4. The driver was stopped by two individuals on motorcycles, while three additional vehicles blocked the truck. The suspects on the motorcycles removed the victim from the truck and handed him over to the occupants of the […]
Two male suspects nabbed for possession of illicit cigarettes worth thousands of rands remanded in police custody
Two male suspects aged 26 and 34 nabbed in connection with a charge of possession of illicit cigarettes at Driekop policing area under Sekhukhune District on Sunday, 17 November 2024 at about 08:30 have appeared before the Mecklenburg Magistrate court on Monday 18 November 2024. William Mongate (26) and Leslie […]
Two suspects to appear in court for the possession of abalone worth R7 million
An intelligence driven operation conducted by members attached to Kuilsrivier Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit in conjunction with Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Investigation Unit has led to the arrest of a Zimbabwean national (38) and a Malawian (34) national for the possession of abalone on Wednesday, 13 […]
Two male suspects nabbed at Northam and Brits T junction for possession of illicit cigarettes worth R1.1 million
Two foreign national male suspects, aged 25 and 31, were apprehended for possession of illicit cigarettes along Northam and Brits T junction. It is reported that Information was received regarding a white truck with Gauteng Province registration numbers, suspected to be smuggling cigarettes from Zimbabwe to Gauteng via Northam. In […]









