By Johnathan Paoli
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) says it has made “significant inroads in apprehending individuals involved in high-profile cases”.
Briefing the media on Sunday on the DPCI’s achievements for the second quarter for the 2024/25 financial year, Hawks head Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya said the arrests ensured accountability and justice for the victims.
“These arrests targeted people involved in serious corruption, serious organised crime, serious commercial crime including fraud, theft, money laundering, police killings, cash-in-transit robberies, illegal mining, drug trafficking, damage to essential infrastructure and trafficking in endangered species,” Lebeya said.
A total of 818 suspects were apprehended during this period.
He said 489 of the arrests were for organised crime, 209 for commercial crime and 120 for corruption.
Most of the arrests were in Gauteng, followed by the North West, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape.
Additionally, 84 firearms and over 2,000 rounds of ammunition were
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