600 nabbed in Pta police operations
Overall, more than a thousand were reportedly arrested in similar O Kae Molao operations in the province.
At least 600 people were arrested in police operations conducted in the Tshwane district at the weekend.
“Five of the over 600 people arrested, were undocumented persons,” police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello said.
Several liquor outlets were also closed down.
“Traffic fines to the value of R70 000 were issued and illegal gambling machines were confiscated,” she said.
Overall, more than 1 000 were reportedly arrested in similar O Kae Molao operations in the province.
Of these arrests, at least 274 were made in a multi-disciplinary operation, led by provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela, in Tembisa, in the Ekurhuleni district.
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“The operation resulted in the arrest of 274 people and confiscation of alcohol, drugs and five vehicles,” Sello said.
The engines in the vehicles were reportedly tampered with while another was a suspected hijacked vehicle.
“Traffic fines to the value of R12 560 were also issued for non-compliance to the Road Traffic Management Act,” she said.
In the Johannesburg district, 2 020 suspects were also arrested for a variety of crimes including assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, rape, possession of unlicensed firearm, carjacking, murder and robbery.
“In the Sedibeng district, a suspect tracing was conducted in support of operation O Kae Molao and 35 suspects were arrested for murder, armed robbery, rape, sexual offences and housebreaking,” Sello said.
The West Rand district also saw 145 arrests being made for crimes including possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, possession of hijacked motor vehicle, possession of drugs, possession of suspected stolen property, possession of dangerous weapon possession of copper cables, assault with intention to cause grievous bodily harm, armed robbery, common robbery, malicious damage to property and illegal mining.
Meanwhile, Mawela applauded the stakeholders involved in the operations for their efforts and commitment to ensuring criminality was minimised in the province.
He said that communities in the province were encouraged to report any form of criminal activities to their nearest police stations or contact the Crime Stop line on 08600 10111.
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