Hawks’ SANEB team dismantled a Rondebosch clandestine laboratory manufacturing Med-Lemon illegally and arrested a 42-year-old suspect due in court on 19 October.
A man was sentenced to 10 years for defrauding a Christmas stokvel, leaving members without their promised goods and funds.
The Hawks arrested a 55-year-old woman for money laundering in a scheme involving R114 million designated for Mpumalanga school repairs.
Megan Brooks and Leroy Bezuidenhout have been sentenced for a fraud and money laundering scheme that saw more than R1.7 million stolen from Keens Wholesalers.
Two separate police operations across the Western Cape netted 90kg of dagga worth an estimated R720 000, and a stash of Mandrax tablets.
A haul of 172 000 Mandrax tablets worth more than R10 million was found when Hawks detectives pulled over two vehicles in Hout Bay.
Hawks arrest 36-year-old suspect in connection with a ransom kidnapping in Bizana, Eastern Cape. Investigations continue to trace further suspects.
Five individuals were found guilty in an R8.5 million fraud and money laundering case involving Eskom Power Station in Mpumalanga.
A Mthatha law firm director has been summoned to court over the alleged theft of R433,000 in trust funds linked to an RAF compensation claim.
Hawks secure fraud conviction for a couple found with fraudulently obtained vehicles, with Mohamed Imran jailed for an effective six years.