As part of the Safer Festive Season operations, most Western Cape areas were saturated with operations starting on Thursday evening 20 December 2018, and continuing into Sunday morning 23 December 2018. The raids, roadblocks, vehicle checkpoints and operations which were aimed at ensuring the safety of locals and visitors alike yielded much needed successes, among others the following:
13 Firearms seized, 354 ammunitions seized, 129 dangerous Weapons, 1353 mandrax tablets, 51 grams heroin, 219 grams cocaine, 14kg dagga, 1.8 kg tik, 29 898 litres of liquor from unlicensed shebeens.
Integrated operations on identified major roads saw several traffic fines issued for various offences and traffic transgressions.
To mention a few specific cases, the following were recorded:
In a roadblock on Saturday evening on the N1 outside the Huguenot Tunnel, two arrests were affected and 601 mandrax tablets and 820 grams of tik confiscated.
In several operations held in Atlantis a total of seven unlicensed firearms were recovered where six arrests were made.
In Vredenburg an assortment of drugs including cocaine, tik and mandrax tablets were seized and arrests made
In the Worcester cluster, an operation held in Ceres resulted in the seizure of 115 litres of liquor from an unlicensed liquor outlet.
In operations in Makhaza, Khayelitsha a substantial amount of liquor as well as mandrax tablets were confiscated and arrest were made.
With the holiday season well underway, more operations are set to continue in an effort to secure safety for all.
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