GAUTENG – The operation that was conducted simultaneously across the five districts including Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, Tshwane, Sedibeng and West Rand- has resulted in the arrest of over 1 400 people for various
Police spokesperson, Brigadier Brenda Muridili says, “The Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela on a weekly basis leads a multi-disciplinary team through one of the districts at a chosen police station to assist with the stabilization and reduction of crime.
“This past weekend, Lt Gen Mawela took the Provincial Operation O Kae Molao to Yeoville/Hillbrow on Friday the 17th o and to Ivory Park on Saturday the 18th. Activities for the operation included, roadblocks, stop and searches, saturation of the townships/suburbs, compliance inspections at liquor outlets, second hand goods dealers and compliance to Disaster Management Act Lockdown Adjusted Level 1 Regulations.”
“The District Commissioners at the other four districts also conducted their operations at the same time. The results of these operations are the arrests of over 1 400 suspects for crimes ranging from murder, house robbery, rape, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, possession of drugs/dagga, theft, assault GBH and assault common among others.”
All the suspects will appear at the various magistrates’ courts.
