Nyanga Cluster Police engaged in their duties as usual and as a result, more than 300 people were arrested for various commissions of crime on different operations in the past week.
The police operations occurred in Nyanga, Gugulethu, Bishop Levis, Manenberg, Philippi-East and Elsie’s River in the Western Cape.
Drugs and dagga (cannabis): About 124 premises were searched in the past week and body search as resulted: 152 arrests, 5578g of dagga , 114.5g of tik (crystal meth) and 40.25 mandrax, four cocaine and 47 heroin were confiscated .
Firearms recovered: Three firearms recovered in Nyanga policing precinct two 9mm pistol both with no serial numbers and one 38 Special with 38 live ammunition.
Recovered stolen vehicles: There were seven vehicles recovered, four in Philippi-East and three in Nyanga with no arrest.
Crime against Women and children: 80 crimes reported from various station with 26 arrests executed.
Shebeens Operation and Spaza Shops: 42 operations were executed on illegal liquor outlets and 10 people were arrested and 301.29 litres were confiscated. About 1 178 spaza shops were visited with three arrests.
Tracing Operations: About 12 tracing operations were conducted and 37 wanted persons were arrested.
SAPS kindly requested community members assistance to forward information because these arrest of suspects some of them are done through following up information provided by community members to Crime Stop on 08600 10111.
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