Daily Archives: May 9, 2012

Hawks raid home of alleged rhino kingpin

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Police outside suspected rhino kingpin Dawie Groenewald's house. Picture: Taurai Maduna/EWN

Jacob Moshokoa 

POLOKWANE – A team of police officers gathered outside the home of alleged rhino syndicate kingpin Dawie Groenewald in Polokwane on Wednesday morning.

The Hawks and national police are seizing Groenewald’s assets as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged rhino poaching charges laid against him.

The home of Groenewald located in an upmarket Polokwane suburb, is busy with police recording each and every appliance as part of the ongoing investigation against him.

Police said they will now visit the alleged rhino syndicate’s other property in the hope of seizing valuable assets including a helicopter and luxury cars.

Police plan to recover R55 million worth of assets.

(Edited by Clare Matthes)

SIU probes vehicle impound corruption!!!

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Tshwane metro police

PRETORIA – The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court revealed on Tuesday that the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is probing the conduct of Tshwane metro police officers based at the city’s vehicle pound who are accused of being corrupt.

Details of the investigation were not revealed in the court which was unrelated to the case being heard. 

Eyewitness News subsequently established the alleged method of corruption.

Sources said inner city officers were impounding cars, but not registering them.

Officials would then still charge motorists to release the vehicles and pocket the money.

Tshwane Metro Police Internal Investigator Marius Botha told the court the SIU was investigating officers from the rank of constable all the way to director.

The SIU could not immediately provide further details of the investigation.

(Edited by Clare Matthes)