Stupendous SAPS effort leads to 866 arrests
Police also issued 1 001 traffic fines, closed eight shebeens and confiscated five cars, 10 computers, 27 knives, 10 firearms, TVs, cellphones and drugs weighing more than 230 grams.
SEKHUKHUNE – The Limpopo SAPS have arrested 866 suspects across the province.
In a concerted effort by the men and women in blue to deal head-on with crime, suspects aged between 19 and 51 were apprehended for various offences.
The arrests were effected during Operation New Dawn, conducted from June 17 to 25 in all clusters of the province.
It involved various police units from the provincial, cluster and station level. This included crime intelligence, the detectives, the public order police unit, K9 unit and the tactical response team.
“These simultaneous operations were aimed at stabilising and normalising the crime-infested areas, through roadblocks, stop-and-searches, tracing of wanted suspects and raiding of unlicensed businesses, including liquor outlets,” said Limpopo SAPS spokesman, Col Moatshe Ngoepe.
He said the suspects were nabbed for crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, business and house robberies, armed robbery, burglaries, rape, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, possession of drugs, suspected stolen properties, contravention of the immigration act, to driving under the influence of liquor and operating unlicensed liqour outlets.
Police also issued 1 001 traffic fines, closed eight shebeens and confiscated five cars, 10 computers, 27 knives, 10 firearms, TVs, cellphones and drugs weighing more than 230 grams.
“The origin of the recovered firearms and other items, will still be determined through ongoing investigations,” added Ngoepe.
The suspects arrested during this operation will appear in various Magistrate’s Courts around Limpopo.
