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Operation Prosper nets 30 foreigners, haul of mining gear in West Rand crackdown [VIDEO]

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Police take down crime networks in massive R15M cross-border bust

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Manhunt launched after scholar transport driver shot dead in Westbury

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Man sentenced for trying to get his friend out of prison

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Manhunt launched for four suspects following a business robbery in Mokopane

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Operation Shanela nets 900 arrests in Gauteng crime sweep

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Free State 21-year-old arrested for allegedly murdering uncle after argument over food

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Hawks seize R130,000 worth of explosives, arrest two in Nelspruit operation

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Fake Springbok and other merchandise worth R1.5m seized in Joburg ahead of All Blacks clash

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Manhunt for suspects who disarmed JMPD officer in Lenasia

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WATCH: Policeman arrested, loaded into van as he reported for work

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Private security ‘opens door to crime’: Experts warn about infiltration fears

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I’m part of the problem – VIP guard lifts lid on criminal practices

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Murder, robberies and illegal firearms tarnish private security reputation

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Gauteng PKTT arrest supplier linked to R16m Emfuleni fleet tender

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Police arrest alleged drug mule en route to Hong Kong at OR Tambo

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‘It’s not a luxury vehicle’: Patients robbed in hijacking

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Police hunt stock thief after costly sheep slaughter in Free State

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Hawks nab Tembisa Hospital fraud suspect in dramatic OR Tambo airport arrest

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Crime stats: More than 100 cases of blackmail recorded during first quarter

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Three arrested in EMPD ‘blue lights saga’ as Mkhwanazi faces new charge

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Three armed suspects killed in Eastern Cape police shootout

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Five foreign nationals nabbed in R1m hydroponic dagga lab bust

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High-speed chase ends with three arrests, illegal firearms and stolen vehicle found [PICS]

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North West spade killer: Community delivers triple‑murder suspect to Saps

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North West spade killer: Saps launches manhunt for triple‑murder suspect

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Interpol warns of rise in West African sextortion groups targeting victims as young as 14

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Deadly Knysna raid leaves police captain and suspect dead

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High‑speed Limpopo chase ends in R50k cigarette bust

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Police intercept R200m cocaine shipment at OR Tambo airport

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Seventeen arrested in Orange Farms hijacking plot shootout

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KZN police ambushed in Durban gunfire, manhunt underway