Hawks boss Lt-Gen Godfrey Lebeya says the police unit made 827 arrests and 217 people were convicted of various crimes between July and September this year.
He said the majority of arrests emanated from the serious organised crime investigation unit, with 524 arrests and 128 suspects convicted and sentenced.
Lebeya said fraud cases, which are investigated by the Hawks' serious commercial crime investigation team, recorded the highest number of arrests — Lebeya said Nkosi, seven senior managers and 244 members ranging from junior to middle management had recently been appointed as part of the Hawks' drive to fully capacitate its ranks.
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