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organised crime
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Bodies Of Cape Town Gang Boss And Associate Found Murdered Nearly Four Months After Kidnapping
17 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The pair went missing on 30 June, a few hours after travelling from Cape Town to Gauteng where they were supposed to attend a meeting.
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Love Me Some Tender: Report Into South Africa’s R38-Million Shack Finds Organised Crime, Corruption, And Cover-Ups
07 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The noise around a prefabricated call centre dubbed “the most expensive mkhukhu” (shack) in South Africa, is growing.
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Hawks Get Bragging Rights Over High-Profile Arrests And Retirement Of ‘Bumbling’ Top Cop
27 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Hawks are making decent strides so far, with key changes to the top management being a solid step forward.
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Police Free Jozi Businessman From Kidnapping Syndicate And Bust Them For R300 Million Worth Of Drugs
01 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A multidisciplinary team was led to a hotel in East Gate and two apartments in Fourways where they arrested six suspects and seized drugs suspected to be crystal meth worth R300 million.
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Murder And Extortion Is Sooo 90s – Italy’s Mafia Turns To White Collar Crime
08 May 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Hey, you have to move with the times, capise?
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Large-Scale Maize Theft Is On The Rise In The Free State
17 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The problem has become so severe that some farmers are forced to spend as much as R200,000 a month on security guards to patrol their fields.
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Kidnappings For Ransom Has Become A Lucrative Business In South Africa
12 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
This worrying trend is bolstered by the fact that we are listed seventh in the world for organised crime activities.
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Judge Releases Two Members Of The Gambino Crime Family Because “Younger Generation Of Mafioso Aren’t Killing People Anymore”
24 Nov 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The judge believes that the younger generation is more into slashing tires than throats, and has become ‘softer’.
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Milnerton Shoot-Out And Major Accident Leaves One Palestinian Businessman Dead
05 Oct 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The death of Shafiq Nassar comes almost a year after his cousin Abdel Fattah Nassar was also shot and killed in a gun battle near the V&A Waterfront.
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What Happens To The Children Of Mafia Families Who Want Out?
22 Sep 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
What happens to the kids who don’t want to spend their lives worrying they may be “sleepin’ with the fishes” if they don’t toe the line?
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Smash-And-Grabs In America Are So Hot Right Now [Videos]
24 Nov 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Smash-and-grabs at malls and high-end stores are not just a South African thing. In fact, America is experiencing a particularly bad “wave” right now.
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Brazil’s ‘Mad Max’ Bank Heists Are Out Of Control
09 Sep 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The spiralling bank heist situation in Brazil is being referred to as the “Novo Cangaço” (“New Struggle”) with the degree of violence approaching a “Mad Max level”.
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Closer Look At Father With Alleged Underworld Ties Shot Outside Hout Bay School
24 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Earlier this month, Simon Mather was shot in the head outside a school in Hout Bay, which some suspect could be linked to underworld dealings.
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Real-Life ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Heist Sees Thieves Make Off With R86 Million In Jewels
03 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
“One of the most audacious heists in British history” plays out like the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster.
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South Africa Is Just Perfect For Crime Syndicates
30 Oct 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Attracting the world’s most organised criminals, South Africa’s slight instabilities make it the ideal location for everything illegal.
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Everyone’s Talking About This New Johnny Depp Movie [Trailer]
28 Apr 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’ve seen him play everything from a loveable rogue pirate to a man with scissors for hands, but Johnny Depp’s latest role looks lit could be one of his best yet.
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Whoah! The Costa Concordia Was Carrying A “Massive” Load Of Mafia Cocaine
01 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
The tragic Costa Concordia crash of 2012 has seen the captain found guilty of a handful of crimes. Now it seems someone else on the boat was up to no good.
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In Terms Of The Mafia, Japan Creams Italy
01 Apr 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
When you think organised crime you probably think of the mafia, but their friends over in Japan are putting them to shame with their revenue.
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Modern Day Mafia Bosses Showing Off On Facebook
04 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all know of the infamous secrecy and tight-lipped family that is the Mafia. Coded messages, hiding in plain sight, evading arrest and capture with wealth and power are all in a day’s work for the organised crime family. Until now…
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The Pope Has Publicly Punished The Mafia
23 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For the first time sine the early 1990’s, organised crime has been given a papal condemnation. Pope Francis has “excommunicated” the mafia…
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BREAKING: 2006 Airport Heist Mastermind Arrested In Pink T-Shirt On His Way To Swaziland
11 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A short while ago it was confirmed that Christopher Billings, the alleged mastermind of a 2006 R100 million heist at OR Tambo Airport, was arrested in his pink t-shirt, with his bags packed, and on his way to Swaziland.
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CONFIRMED: 2006 Airport Heist Mastermind On The Run
11 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It looks like Christopher Billings, the alleged criminal mastermind behind a daring 2006 airport heist at OR Tambo Airport that saw a gang strip a London cargo plane of R100 million in foreign currency, is on the run.
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The Mafia Is Now Italy’s Biggest Business – Officially
11 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Once only confined to smoky speakeasies and gambling halls, the Italian Mafia has now spread to every corner of Italy. A recent study has revealed that The Mafia is now the biggest business in Italy – with an annual turnover of €160 billion. Italy’s four Mafia groups also hold about €65 billion in cash reserves, effectively making them Italy’s biggest bank.
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