The Safer Festive Season Operations are still in full swing in the province and today, 12 January 2018, the Provincial Crime Prevention roadblock was conducted in the early hours of this morning as part of these operations.
The roadblock was manned along the N1 south of Polokwane by members derived from Public Order Police, Operational Response Service, Airwing, VIS, VISPOL from Seshego, Polokwane and Mahwelereng Clusters, Traffic, Home Affairs, Mahwelereng CPF and the YCOP.
It commenced with a parade led by the Deputy Provincial Commissioner responsible for policing, Major General Scheepers. The roadblock was also visited by the Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba, who participated in the searches of people and vehicles.
The following activities were carried out and successes achieved: 841 vehicles were searched, 2697 people were searched, 34 undocumented foreigners were arrested, 1 arrested for possession of dagga, 2 vehicles were impounded, 28 people were screened for drunken driving, 29 summons were issued for exceeding speed limit and 1 person was arrested for possession of firearms (three pump guns with four rounds and one R4 rifle with ten rounds) without a license
3691 pamphlets on Domestic Violence, Ministerial Six Points Plan and Safer Festive Season Operations were distributed.
Similar operations are being conducted across the province and will be continued until the end of the festive season.
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