More than 330 people arrested in Tshwane during operations
A hunt was on last Friday for the suspects who were responsible for the recent murders in Atteridgeville.
More than 300 people were arrested from Wednesday to Sunday in parts of Pretoria.
The operations were led by Gauteng Acting Provincial Commissioner Major General Tommy Mthombeni where murder suspects were arrested and five unlicenced firearms recovered.
Police spokesperson Captain Mavela Masondo said the hunt was on last Friday for the suspects who were responsible for the recent murders in Atteridgeville.
“More than six people were murdered in Atteridgeville in the past two weeks, which raised concerns to both the national and provincial police management. In response to these killings, an intelligence-driven operation was launched to trace and arrest the perpetrators,” Masondo said.
“The operation was conducted through the assistance of the Tshwane tracing team and taxi violence team from the provincial office following information gathered on suspects involved in the taxi killings around Atteridgeville and Lotus Gardens.
“During the operation, the team stormed into a house in Pretoria West and arrested four suspects.”
Masondo said the suspects were found in possession of five unlicenced firearms, ammunition and two vehicles that were reported stolen in Wierdabrug, Tshwane and Lenasia, south of Johannesburg.
He said the operations started last Wednesday where they identified a gang responsible for stealing cars.
“The teams that included crime intelligence, multi-dimensional organised crime unit, Tracker Connect and Gauteng traffic police pounced on the suspects’ houses in Atteridgeville and Soshanguve.
“They arrested two suspects that were found with a Nissan Almera that was reported stolen in Bronkhorstspruit and a Nissan NP200 that was reported stolen in Pretoria central.”
It was during this operation where more than 330 people were arrested for crimes ranging from possession of unlicenced firearms, possession of drugs, driving while under the influence of alcohol, contravention of the national disaster management act and illegal immigrants.
The arrested suspects will appear at the Atteridgeville magistrate’s court on Tuesday, August 10.
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