Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir handed himself over to the Hawks in Johannesburg during the early hours of Friday morning.
“Krejcir’s days on the run are over … [He] handed himself over to the Hawks in Johannesburg in the early hours of this morning, and was immediately detained,” spokesperson McIntosh Polela said in a statement.
“Krejcir played a cat and mouse game with law enforcement agencies. He made several appointments promising to hand himself over but repeatedly failed to do so,” said Polela.
Krejcir’s current whereabouts would not be revealed to the public, for his own safety, Polela said.
“The Hawks shall not reveal where Mr Krejcir is being kept, [and] the issue of his court appearance will come about as the day progresses. He will be charged with fraud.”
Polela said Krejcir (42) was also being questioned on the death of alleged underworld boss Cyril Beeka, who was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Bellville, Cape Town, earlier this week.
A hit list was found during a raid at Krejcir’s house in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, on Tuesday night.
It included the names of Beeka, security consultant Paul O’Sullivan and a state prosecutor.
“The suspect had drawn up a hit list of four individuals,” said Polela.
Beeka was allegedly at the top of the list.
Krejcir was not at home during the raid.
“The suspect allegedly claimed R4,5-million from an insurance company, after obtaining fraudulent medical documents showing that he had terminal cancer,” Polela said earlier this week.
Since the raid, the Hawks had urged Krejcir to hand himself over to the police.
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) confiscated a Lamborghini and Ferrari belonging to Krejcir on Wednesday afternoon. – Sapa