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By OBAKENG MAJE
More than 100 vehicles and 200 people were searched during the Vhutu Hawe operation on Friday. The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Sergio Kock said the operation comprised of stop and searches, vehicle checkpoints, cordon and searches, high visibility patrols, and compliance inspections at liquor outlets, businesses, and second hands goods dealers.
“A high-density operation in Kimberley was led by the acting District Police Commissioner in the Frances Baard cluster, Brigadier Charlotte Makgari, and supported by members of the SAPS Provincial Office, Public Order Policing, TRT, Airwing, Flying Squad, K9, Home Affairs, Traffic, Northern Cape Liquor Board, Sol Plaatjie Municipal Security, Safety Volunteers and Kimberley, Roodepan, Kagisho, and Galeshewe Police Stations.
“The team conducted 6 VCPs during which more than 100 vehicles and 200 persons were searched and several were fined for being in contravention of the law. Numerous disruptive actions included police stop and search actions, blue light high visibility patrols, and 64 compliance inspections were conducted at second-hand dealers, scrapyards, shebeens, taverns, liquor outlets, and businesses,” Kock said.
He said the team also executed cordons and searches at taxi ranks. Sergio further said the traffic department assisted with compliance inspection of taxi drivers and their vehicles.
Sergio added that, during stop and searches, one person was arrested with copper worth R1000, and one undocumented citizen was detained with the assistance of Immigration officials.
“Numerous visits were made to ATMs, business premises, national key points, post offices, and tuckshops in residential areas in Kimberley, Galeshewe, Roodepan, and Kagisho.
“The SAPS management thanked all the SAPS members and external stakeholders for participating in the weekly high-density crime prevention and disruptive actions, which will continue to stamp down the authority of the state and restore to community’s trust in the police,” he said.
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