Tshwane district police arrest 9 during operation
Other people were arrested for the contravention of the Disaster Management Act during the lockdown.
In two roadblocks in the Centurion area – as part of operation Okae Molao, the Tshwane district arrested 9 people.
The police with other law enforcement agencies held two roadblocks. One at the N1 Shell Ultra City in Centurion and one on the R21 towards Nellmapius.
“The South African Police Service (SAPS), South African National Defense Force (SANDF) and Gauteng traffic were part of the operation,” police spokesperson Captain Augustinah Selepe said.
“Two suspects were arrested on the N1 for possession of a stolen motor vehicle in a case that was reported in Pretoria West in 2019.”
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A driver and another person from a security company were arrested during a roadblock when they were found with more than five people in the vehicle. The owner of the security company was called to the scene.
“During the N1 roadblock, one SAPS vehicle was despatched from the roadblock to assist tracker people with a hijacked vehicle. The vehicle was spotted and chased until Alexandra where two suspects were arrested and three firearms recovered. Metro police were also involved in the arrest,” Selepe said.
She said other suspects were arrested for contravention of the disaster management act. Twelve taxis were found without permits to transport commuters. The drivers were fined R2 500 each.
In both roadblocks more than 1 500 people were searched, more than 2 000 vehicles were searched and more than 50 Aarto fines were issued to the amount of R60 000.
“Following the declaration of a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the SAPS in Tshwane has been hard at work closely monitoring the implementation of the outlined and intensified measures so the intentions of this lockdown are realised. They are working with the Gauteng Traffic Department and SANDF,” said the district commissioner of Tshwane, Major General Thomas Mthombeni.
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