On 8 July 2019, at 18:00, police officers from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit pounced on suspects committing fraudulent activities on South Beach Road in La-Mercy. This operation was as a result of investigations that were conducted by the Unit.
The team went to the identified house where they found laptops, cellphones, bank cards, a vehicle suspected to be stolen as well as other items. There were other fraudulent documents that were recovered from the suspects. It is alleged that the laptops were used to process fraudulent documents. Four suspects aged between 24 and 30 including a woman were placed under arrest.
Charges of fraud and possession of suspected stolen property were opened for investigation at Tongaat SAPS. The vehicle that was seized, was taken to the police pound for further investigation. The suspects are appearing at the Verulam Magistrates Court on 10 July 2019.
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