Moot police conduct successful multidisciplinary operation
Fines to the value of R4 750 for various road traffic offences were issued.
Pretoria Moot police recently held a multi-disciplinary operation which resulted in eight suspects being arrested and several road traffic fines issued.
On Friday, police members raided the notorious Melgisedek building in Annie Botha Avenue, Rivieria with the assistance of the public order policing, Tshwane K9-unit, SAPS mounted unit, private security companies and the Moot CPF.
Pretoria Moot police spokesperson Captain Anton Breedt said that the operation was aimed addressing the illegal sale of drugs and liquor, possession of suspected stolen goods and other criminal activities.
“SAPS swiftly arrested three suspects between the ages of 22 and 37 for possession of heroin.
“While searching the buildings, police also found evidence of illegal shebeens operating from the premises.
“The suspects apparently removed the liquor before the police could pounced on them.
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“In addition, five suspects were arrested for being pedestrians’ source of danger,” Breedt said.
A vehicle checkpoint was held in Soutpansberg and Nuffield roads in Riviera which included the second phase of the operation.
“More than 150 vehicles and 187 people were stopped and searched. Fines to the value of R4 750 for various road traffic offences were issued.
“This kind of joint operation with different phases form part of the ‘safer festive season’ operations that started during October 2020,” he said.
During a recent management and CPF meeting the annual station operational plan was discussed.
Pretoria Moot station commander Colonel Hlengeni Giben Mashaba reiterated that “crime must fall” in the Moot during 2021/2022.
He invited all internal and external role players to join Pretoria Moot SAPS’ management in this fight against crime.
“I would also like to appealed to the community at large to share information which can assist the police in the prevention and investigation of crime.
“Information sharing assists SAPS in the planning of successful intelligence driven multidisciplinary operations. I would like to thank everyone that formed part of the operation and the willingness they showed to work on the frontline, facing challenges and difficulties,” said Mashaba.
The arrested suspects appeared in the Pretoria magistrate’s court on drug-related charges.
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