Klerksdorp Midweek, Klerksdorp - Members of the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation arrested a 38-year-old suspect in Klerksdorp for alleged corruption. According to Lt-Col Tinyiko Mathebula, spokesperson, members were acting on information received on Thursday March 14, about a warehouse in Klerksdorp, where illicit cigarettes were allegedly hidden.
On arrival, six suspects who were reportedly found in the warehouse were arrested for being illegal immigrants.
“The next day the investigating officer was allegedly contacted by a man who offered to pay him R15 000 gratification to secure the release of the six arrested illegal immigrants.”
An entrapment was set, leading to the arrest of the suspect after he paid the investigating officer R4 000. The suspect was due in the Klerksdorp Magistrates’ Court on Monday March 18, on charges of corruption.
The North West Provincial Head of Hawks, Maj-Genl Patrick Mbotho, has commended the members’ actions for maintaining integrity by ensuring that the suspect is brought to book.
