Pic: (Bogus doctor led away by police)

By Obakeng Maje

Hartswater-The Northern Cape SAPS Commercial Crime unit are investigation a case of fraud after a 37 year old male was arrested for allegedly trading illegally as a doctor in Hartswater police said.

The SAPS Commercial Crime unit, Organised Crime unit, Tactical Response unit, SAPS Local Criminal Records Centre and the SAPS Cyber Crime Unit pounced on the suspect while he was busy in a consultation with a patient.

“The police immediately confiscated the stethoscope from the suspect and other equipments the suspect was using during the examination of the female client” Lieutenant Sergio Kock said. 

“The police also managed to confiscate bottled medicine, tablets, X-rays, copies of issued sick certificates, copies of death certificates, a laptop and several patient files” Kock said. 

The suspect could not provide the police with any valid medical practice credentials, other than an herbalist certificate which will be tested for authenticity.  

All this will be utilised as evidence in the court of law. 

“The male suspect is currently detained at the Hartswater Police Station cells and should be appearing before the Hartswater Magistrate Court soon”.

The investigation continues.

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