Johannesburg – The Hawks said that they would work tirelessly to clamp down on corruption as it continues to rear its ugly head in key state institutions.
Fifteen people were arrested on Wednesday in a cross-provincial operation including in Gauteng, Limpopo, Eastern Cape and the Free State.
According to the priority crime investigation body, the cases were linked to corruption, money laundering and fraud.
This was another operation that the Hawks have carried out in a matter of weeks to clamp down on people accused of being on the wrong side of law.
An official at a traffic licencing centre in Bloemfontein, a police officer and owners of driving schools were among those arrested in the operation.
It is believed that all the suspects worked together in the crime involving vehicles that weren’t roadworthy.
“Millions are paid out every year by the Road Accident Fund because of these unroadworthy vehicles that are put through roadworthy without being roadworthy and the car has never been seen by the official before but they are issued with roadworthy certificates,” said the Hawks’ Linda Steyn.
All suspects will appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on Friday while three others that have been linked to the syndicate are yet to be arrested.
