Long-weekend police sweep nets nearly 300 in Tshwane
High police visibility was maintained where police patrolled business premises, taxi ranks, shopping complex, schools, and ATMs.
Tshwane police arrested nearly 300 people during several operations over the long weekend.
Law enforcement agencies such as Tshwane metro police, emergency services, Gauteng traffic police, departments of home affairs, health and correctional services and took part in the operations, which included roadblocks, stop-and-searches, foot patrols, tracing of wanted suspects, inspection of second-hand goods, raiding of illegal liquor outlets, and compliance enforcement of disaster management act.
High police visibility was maintained where police patrolled business premises, taxi ranks, shopping complexes, schools and ATMs, said police spokesperson Captain Augustinah Selepe.
She said 280 people were arrested, including six for the possession of stolen and hijacked vehicles in various parts of Pretoria.
The vehicles were seized for further investigation, Selepe said.
Four unlicensed firearms, magazines and live ammunition were recovered during the operations.
“Furthermore, the crime prevention operations closed more than seven liquor outlets for selling alcohol without valid permits and non-compliance to the disaster management act.”
Other suspects arrested were found to have committed crimes including assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and selling alcohol without valid documents, contravention of disaster management act, assault, malicious damage to property, violation of protection order, possession of dagga, possession of drugs, public violence, driving while under the influence of alcohol, armed robbery and pointing of firearm.
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Gauteng provincial commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela thanked members for their hard work over the past week in conducting various operations that led to recoveries of hijacked and stolen vehicles.
Arrested suspects were due to appear in various courts from Monday, while others were released on warnings and fined.
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