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By OBAKENG MAJE
A 21-YEAR-OLD man was arrested for allegedly being involved in a recent business robbery. The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Sergio Kock said, this happened during a mass disruptive proceeding by the police on Tuesday.
Kock further said the disruptive actions were led by the Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Policing, Maj Gen Luntu Ngubulanga, Provincial Heads, station commanders from all 91 police stations in the province and supported by SAPS Public Order Policing unit, TRT, Air wing, SAPS provincial office members and traffic officials.
“The actions included mass foot patrols in the Greater Kimberley and Central Business District, Galeshewe, Roodepan, Kagisho at taxi ranks, malls and shopping centres. The stop and searches, random Vehicle Check Points(VCP), and raiding of drug houses and other hotspot areas were at the order of the day.
“The mass blue light patrols were also executed in Galeshewe, Roodepan, Kagisho and Kimberley residential areas, where hundreds of persons were also stopped and searched. The police confiscated a large amount of dangerous weapons,” he said.
Sergio added that, a baby brown firearm was confiscated. He said the police also raided second premises in Kagisho and arrested a man for being in possession of a 25kg bag of dagga, while another man was arrested at the Indian Centre Taxi rank in Kimberley with a substantial amount of dagga pokes and sachets.
“During VCPs in Galeshewe and Kimberley, the police searched 138 vehicles, and 380 persons and issued 21 traffic fines worth R17 500,” said Kock.
Meanwhile. Ngubelanga reiterated that pro-active crime prevention is key and disruptive actions such as these stamp down the authority of the state through high police visibility and assuring that our communities are and feel safe.
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