1 039 arrested during the past week in Eastern Cape

1 039 arrested during the past week in Eastern Cape
Police crack the whip on Trio Crimes

In support of the National Trio Crimes Action Plan formulated by SAPS management earlier this year, unceasing efforts to curb the scourge of trio crimes were launched throughout the Province and this past weekend, 14 suspects were stopped in their tracks.

These suspects are amongst the 1 039 arrested during the past week for various crimes. With these arrests, 17 firearms, 107 rounds of ammunition and 82 dangerous weapons including knives and pangas were recovered. 64 livestock and 15 vehicles were also recovered. Drugs including 1 085 madrax tablets and 69 kg of dagga were also recovered during the Back to Basics policing operations.

The Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant Gen Liziwe Ntshinga commended the Operational Command Centres (OCC’s) at Clusters for the arrests. “When operational policing services are directed and coordinated, arrests are effected to prevent and combat crime in areas where crime is infested. The main focus of OCCs is to clamp down on drug dealing, violent crime and the proliferation of unlicensed firearms throughout the Province. This well-coordinated manner in which crime is tackled, is in line with the Back to Basics policing approach,” she said.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service