Crime
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Toename in plaasaanvalle in Vrystaat wek kommer
‘n Toename in misdaadvoorvalle op plase in verskeie dele van die Vrystaat het Vrystaat Landbou bekommerd gelaat.
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Border police bust Zimbabwean in R3.8m tobacco smuggling case
A Zimbabwean national in custody over the alleged smuggling of illicit tobacco valued at approximately R3.8m, and a truck and trailer worth R1.8m also seized.
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Police seize illicit drugs worth thousands during operation
Ongoing multidisciplinary Police Operation Shanela II uncovers various drugs at private residences and on the streets in Botshabelo
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Dealership director, ex-government garage official convicted
The court convicts a car dealership director and former government garage official of fraud and money laundering in vehicle auction scheme.
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R300 000 crack cocaine found hidden in mannequin head at Bloemfontein airport
A suspicious item was flagged by airport scanning equipment at approximately 11:26. Police responded immediately and were directed to a hairdresser’s mannequin head in the woman’s possession, where the drugs…
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84-year-old man sentenced to life for child rape via audiovisual link
Bloemfontein Sexual Offences Court delivers a life sentence via an audio-visual link in a first-of-its-kind sentencing of an 84-year-old man for the rape.
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Former lovers dead after separate fatal shootings in Free State
Armed man fatally shot during an exchange of gunfire with police shortly after allegedly fatally shooting his former girlfriend.
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Courts impose mandatory life, deviate from it in other child rape cases
Criminal courts impose mandatory life sentences, with a minimum term, in severe sexual violation cases involving adult men across three provinces.
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WATCH | Suspects in fatal attack in Hamilton on the run
Police in Bloemfontein are investigating the murder of a truck driver after an armed attack on two men driving out of a business in Hamilton on 13 August.
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Accused behind bars in rape and murder of seven-year-old
A man accused of the alleged rape and murder of a seven-year-old is remanded in custody while police continue with the investigation.
