By Obakeng Maje
Hopetown- Police conducted a school raid at a Hopetown high school. The operation concentrated on drugs and dangerous weapons and members of Hopetown Visible Policing and Detective Services conducted the operation.

Lieutenant Sergio Kock said the Hopetown Cluster Office with it’s Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit, Visible Policing unit and Detectives assisted with the raid.

This resulted in the search of four Grade 8 and 10 classes which included 150 scholars. The outside parameters and toilets of the schools were thoroughly searched.

“Police found some dagga (3gr) and a knife on two male learners aged 15 and 16 years old, respectively. Two separate cases were opened by police for possession of dagga and possession of a dangerous weapons and the two male suspects were arrested, taken to a probation officer and released in the custody of the parents” lieutenant Sergio Kock said.

The police also found one other knife in a toilet on the schools premises. The raids are done in conjunction with the Department of Education and forms part of the Safer Schools project and the SAPS No Knife Campaign.    
-TDN
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