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Brazilian drug mule sentenced to 15 years for smuggling c... - South African crime and justice news
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Brazilian drug mule sentenced to 15 years for smuggling cocaine and heroin through Cape Town airport

Brazilian drug mule Cavalcante Amarante sentenced to 15 years for smuggling R870 000 worth of cocaine and heroin through Cape Town airport.

Seventeen suspects nabbed as Mpumalanga illegal mining cr... - South African crime and justice news
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Seventeen suspects nabbed as Mpumalanga illegal mining crackdown intensifies

Seventeen suspects arrested across Mpumalanga in a four-day crackdown on illegal mining, with firearms, drugs and mining equipment seized.

Bojanala District operations yield dozens of arrests in c... - South African crime and justice news
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Bojanala District operations yield dozens of arrests in crime crackdown

Week-long police operations across the Bojanala District in North West resulted in dozens of arrests for murder, sexual offences, drugs and other crimes.

Four arrested in Vryburg after police intercept alleged m... - South African crime and justice news
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Four arrested in Vryburg after police intercept alleged murder plot

Four suspects were arrested in Vryburg after police intercepted an alleged murder plot and seized two illegal firearms and ammunition.

Five arrested in Northern Cape stock theft crackdown - South African crime and justice news
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Five arrested in Northern Cape stock theft crackdown

Five men aged 25 to 42 arrested in Northern Cape stock theft operation, with 13 sheep worth R26 000 recovered and returned to their owner.

Mpumalanga police set to receive fleet of new vehicles ahead of Easter operat... - crime and justice in South Africa
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Mpumalanga police set to receive fleet of new vehicles ahead of Easter operations

Mpumalanga Acting Provincial Commissioner to hand over new police vehicles and resources ahead of Easter, boosting visibility at highways and hotspots.

Northern Cape man in court for allegedly demanding bribes to release suspects - crime and justice in South Africa
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Northern Cape man in court for allegedly demanding bribes to release suspects

A 37-year-old man appeared at Hartswater Magistrate Court on corruption and theft charges after allegedly demanding bribes to release suspects from custody.

Hawks nab four in cross-provincial drug trafficking bust - South African crime and justice news
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Hawks nab four in cross-provincial drug trafficking bust

Four suspects appeared in the Benoni Magistrates' Court on drug trafficking and money laundering charges following a cross-provincial Hawks operation.

Over 1 170 suspects nabbed in Gauteng during Easter weeke... - South African crime and justice news
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Over 1 170 suspects nabbed in Gauteng during Easter weekend crime blitz

Gauteng police arrested over 1 170 suspects and recovered a hijacked vehicle during a province-wide Easter weekend crime operation.

Mpumalanga police arrest over 220 drunk drivers during Ea... - South African crime and justice news
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Mpumalanga police arrest over 220 drunk drivers during Easter crackdown

Over 220 motorists arrested for drunk driving in Mpumalanga as Operation Paseka intensifies policing ahead of the Easter weekend.

Man nabbed with unlicensed pistol and drugs during Hanover Park crackdown - crime and justice in South Africa
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Man nabbed with unlicensed pistol and drugs during Hanover Park crackdown

A 39-year-old man was arrested in Hanover Park after police seized an unlicensed 9mm pistol, ammunition and mandrax tablets during an Operation Lockdown III crackdown.

Major drug bust on N1 highway as police intercept methamp... - South African crime and justice news
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Major drug bust on N1 highway as police intercept methamphetamine shipment near Worcester

Police arrested two suspects in separate drug operations in Worcester and Manenberg, seizing methamphetamine worth R209 000 and quantities of crystal meth and mandrax.