More than 360 nabbed in Pretoria police operations
Pretoria central together with the military police discovered five dagga plants at Baghdad squatter camp.
More than 300 people were nabbed during various simultaneous joint operations conducted across the Tshwane district.
Police spokesperson Augustinah Selepe said the 362 suspects aged between the ages of 18 and 58 were arrested for various offences which includes possession of hijacked vehicles, attempted murder, contravention of the disaster management act, theft and other related crimes.
On Friday, simultaneous operations were conducted in areas that are classified as generators of crime.
The areas are Pretoria Moot, Mamelodi East, Atteridgeville, Sunnyside, Brooklyn, Sinoville, Ga-Rankuwa and Eersterust.
During these operations, two hijacked vehicles were recovered, Selepe said.
“On the same day (Friday), Pretoria central together with the military police discovered five dagga plants at Baghdad squatter camp in Salvokop and one unlicenced liquor outlet was closed,” she said.
On Friday night going into the early hours of Saturday morning, Tshwane detectives conducted tracing of wanted suspects that led to the arrest of 197 suspects for various crimes.
On Saturday, a high-density operation focused in the north of Tshwane saw more than seven unlicensed liquor outlets were shut down, Selepe added.
“Furthermore, three people were arrested for possession of tower batteries while 13 were nabbed for dealing in drugs and seven for drunken driving,” she said.
The arrested suspects during these operations will appear before various magistrate’s courts within Tshwane.
Tshwane district commissioner Major General Hilda Mohajane welcomed the arrests made by the law enforcement which included (Gauteng traffic, Home Affairs and Tshwane metro police) during these operations.
She further thanked them for their dedication in assuring the safety of all people who are living within the borders of South Africa.
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