The raid was triggered by a tip-off in April 2018, linking a professional DJ and associates to narcotics.
541 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of R200 million was taken from the very organisation that is supposed to target organised crime, corruption, and other serious crimes in South Africa.
“The Bloemfontein ghost” didn’t leave church leader Jaco Cloete, who was arrested in Cape Town after allegedly conning people out of millions via pyramid schemes.
On January 25, former Hawks boss Johan Booysen was chased by a man wielding a gun, although the assailant’s attempts to discharge the weapon were unsuccessful.
After years of having their wings clipped, the Hawks are now springing into action. Here’s what one source had to say about what lies behind those gates.
When we see a police presence at Saxonwold, it’s usually to keep angry protesters at bay. The Hawks aren’t there to play nice.
The Hawks appear to have found their wings this year, swooping in on a massive syndicate operating out of Durban and Jozi. Turns out they’re taking the piss at SARS.
The Hawks managed to crack a sex ring in Pretoria, and the insider accounts of what they found on site are terrifying. We may have a serious problem in this country.
The Hawks are once again on Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s case, and he has once again refused to do what they demand. Let’s get up to speed.
I imagine at one stage or another you’ve been behind the wheel of a car and worried about its contents. Not as much as this guy though.
Gerrie Nel, our hero in South Africa’s bloodiest Valentine case, is now being probed by the Hawks for allegedly having a part to play in the Sars “rogue” unit.
Although Pravin has got the most power out of all the cabinet ministers, The Hawks are keeping their eyes on him
Those who involved themselves in the illicit dealings that led to us being awarded the 2010 must be really feeling the heat. Here come the Hawks.
It seems as if the truth behind the Radovan Krejcir case is slowly beginning to unravel. He appeared along with his three co-accused at a bail hearing in Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Katlehong yesterday, when the state accused Krejcir of involvement in a worldwide drug-ring.
Did you catch the article we penned about The Hawks’ spokesperson, McIntosh Polela, saying he hoped Jub Jub’s friends had given him Vaseline for prison yesterday? Well, Polela, who was initially unapologetic, has changed his mind about that.
Look, there isn’t much that needs to be said here. The crux of the matter is that the spokesperson for The Hawks, McIntosh Polela, hopes that Jub Jub has Vaseline for his time in prison.