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Police arrested a man suspected of cybercrime and theft in Table View after he was found with more than R1 million in cash.
Police arrested a 38-year-old foreign national in possession of R1 million cash and stolen bank cards. Picture: Supplied.
A foreign national who failed to account for more than R1 million in cash in foreign and South African currency and a bag of bank cards belonging to various people was arrested.
The Western Cape police are investigating a 38-year-old suspect’s possible links to cybercrime after he was discovered with a substantial amount of cash in Parklands in the early hours of Tuesday.
Western Cape police spokesperson Captain Frederick C. van Wyk said members of the provincial operational command centre captured the suspect.
R1 million in cash seized
Armed with information about drug dealings, the members stormed the home on Holly Crescent in Table View, where they conducted a search.
The members discovered a bag containing other people’s bank cards in addition to the cash.
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“The occupants of the residence were unable to provide a valid reason for possessing the items, and the 38-year-old suspect was subsequently arrested on suspicion of possession of suspected stolen property and conspiracy to commit cybercrime,” Van Wyk said.
The suspect will be appearing in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 15 May 2025.
Additional charges may be added
As the investigation progresses, detectives may bring additional charges.
Police arrested the suspect one month after 45-year-old Mohammed Ameen pleaded guilty on 2 April 2025 as part of a plea deal with the state. She was convicted of money laundering and breaking exchange control laws.
Customs officials at Cape Town International Airport launched the case in October 2017 when they caught her with undeclared cash — $544 200 (about R10 million) and R2.95 million — as she prepared to travel to Dubai. They arrested Ameen on the spot.
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The court sentenced Ameen to five years in prison, wholly suspended for five years, for contravening exchange control regulations, and to eight years in prison, also wholly suspended for five years, for money laundering.
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