Serious Organized Crime Investigation Unit

Warrant Officer Mpangase was employed in 2021 as a detective within the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation based in Durban and was tasked to investigate national priority violence crimes including murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and bank robberies.

“I confirm that during the year 2021, I was employed as a detective within the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, based in Durban. I was attached to Serious Organized Crime Investigation Unit, tasked to investigate national priority violence crimes, which included murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, bank robberies, among others.”

In July 2009, the Directorate of Special Operations was dissolved and merged with SAPS, after which Colonel Jacob joined the DPCI Durban Organized Crime Unit and later the Serious Organized Crime Investigation Unit.

“In July 2009 , the DSO was dissolved and we were merged with the SAPS . I joined the DPCI Durban Organized Crime Unit , which later became known as the Serious Organized Crime Investigation Unit .”