Latest crime & justice news from across South Africa.
Brazilian drug mule Cavalcante Amarante sentenced to 15 years for smuggling R870 000 worth of cocaine and heroin through Cape Town airport.
Seventeen suspects arrested across Mpumalanga in a four-day crackdown on illegal mining, with firearms, drugs and mining equipment seized.
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 suspects were arrested in Vryburg after police intercepted an alleged murder plot and seized two illegal firearms and ammunition.
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 Acting Provincial Commissioner to hand over new police vehicles and resources ahead of Easter, boosting visibility at highways and hotspots.
A 37-year-old man appeared at Hartswater Magistrate Court on corruption and theft charges after allegedly demanding bribes to release suspects from custody.
Four suspects appeared in the Benoni Magistrates' Court on drug trafficking and money laundering charges following a cross-provincial Hawks operation.
Gauteng police arrested over 1 170 suspects and recovered a hijacked vehicle during a province-wide Easter weekend crime operation.
Over 220 motorists arrested for drunk driving in Mpumalanga as Operation Paseka intensifies policing ahead of the Easter weekend.
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.
Police arrested two suspects in separate drug operations in Worcester and Manenberg, seizing methamphetamine worth R209 000 and quantities of crystal meth and mandrax.
