Our resolve to reduce the levels of serious crime generators received a resounding success when dagga with estimated value of R500 000, 00 was confiscated from various clusters in the past seven days through targeted deployment of resources and personnel.
Our continued fight against proliferation of illegal firearms was given the thumbs up when at least nineteen (19) suspects were arrested for possession of illegal firearms and ammunition through covert anti-crime operations throughout the province. These illegal weapons include nineteen (19) revolver firearms with 175 rounds of ammunition, one shotgun and one homemade gun.
These firearms will be sent for ballistic tests to ascertain whether they have been previously used in the commission of crime. The suspects are expected to appear in different courts of law facing charges of possession of illegal firearms and ammunition.
“Our strategy to fight trio crimes begins with ridding the streets of illegal firearms as these illegal firearms are mostly used in the commissioning of crime. The Cluster Operational Command Centres will continue to focus their efforts on trio crimes and the proliferation of drugs and firearms. These arrests and confiscations are the results thereof,” said Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga.
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