Three suspects aged between 25 and 39-years-old were arrested for unlawful possession of rhino horns in Piet Retief today, Wednesday 21 August 2024 around 08:45. According to information, me... Read more
Two accused, Ntsako Miaas Maluleke (37) and Phanuel Vutivi Chabalala (36) were sentenced yesterday, 15 July 2024 in the Kempton Park Regional court for receiving, possession, transporting an... Read more
Junior Gorge Mabele Chauke (42) is sought by the Hawks Secunda based Serious Organised Crime Investigation for possession of rhino horns. A warrant for his arrest has been issued after he ab... Read more
Johane Marumo (42), Douglas Mathamba (51), Keagile Rakanang (37) and Emmanuel Obini (34) appeared before the Sannieshof Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 20 October 2022, on charges of illegal... Read more
Three alleged rhino poachers, aged between 23 and 49 were arrested in the Kruger National Park on Friday, 01 July 2022. Thanks to a tourist who reported a strange noise of gunshots in the pa... Read more
A multi-disciplinary operation was conducted yesterday, 21 July 2021 by the Hawks’ Organised Crime Investigation Wildlife Trafficking Counter-Intelligence and private sector to curb wi... Read more
GAUTENG – A multi-disciplinary approach driven operation by Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Crime Intelligence, Customs, and Environmental Affairs resulted in a valuable seizur... Read more
MPUMALANGA – The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Mpumalanga has welcomed the sentencing by the Middelburg Regional Court on Monday, 14 September 2020 of the accused, a well-know... Read more
An intelligence-driven operation has landed three suspects in jail after they were found with six rhino horns. The operation comprising of the Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Detectiv... Read more
POTCHEFSTROOM – In an endeavour to turn the tide against illicit mining, an intelligence-driven operation conducted on Tuesday, 26 November 2019, by Organised Crime and the Illicit Min... Read more