The operation led to a major breakthrough in the fight against crime by arresting 31 highly dangerous criminals,aged between 23 and 48 years old, for serious crimes such as; armed robberies, house robberies, house breaking and theft, possession of firearm and ammunition without licence, possession and dealing in drugs and dagga (cannabis).
During the arrests, the following were recovered: 3 illegal firearms and 130 rounds of ammunition, 208 sachets of drugs, 332 sachets and 35 trees of dagga, 11 cellphones and various IT equipment and cash .The operation focused on 8 Policing areas namely; Thohoyandou, Hoedspruit, Groblesdal, Burgersdorp, Bela-Bela, Dennelton, Letsitele and Seshego.
All the suspects will appear before different Magistrates Courts on Monday. The operation clean-up will still continue focusing mainly on the crime infested areas. Members of the community are still encouraged to support the SAPS with any information about incidents of crime.
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