Picture: The police confiscated an illegal firearm during a search/Supplied
By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
Two foreigners were arrested for being in possession of an illegal firearm in Keimos. The Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Sergio Kock said they have also arrested two suspects in Galeshewe and Roodepan respectively after the Kimberley K9 unit, Crime Prevention and Crime Intelligence received a tip-off.
Kock said the police confiscated Mandrax, Tik, and Dagga worth R18 000 and R15 000 at the two respective houses. He further said another man was arrested in Bothitong village, near Kuruman after police found him in possession of 26 litres of alleged stolen petrol and diesel, a laptop, and a flat-screen television.
“The disruptive actions were executed from 28 August until 3 September 2023. Operation Shanela comprised of stop and searches, vehicle checkpoints, cordons, and searches, high visibility patrols, compliance inspections at liquor outlets, tracing operations by detectives, and visits to businesses, and second-hand goods dealers.
“The police across the province also conducted routine visits at ATMs, business premises, National Key Points, Post Offices and tuckshops. Operation Shanela remains intentional in clamping down on crime in the province, which netted 244 arrests,” said Kock.
He added that, the police across the province conducted numerous actions, which included 11 roadblocks, 48 VCPs during which 3003 vehicles and 7281 persons were searched and numerous fines issued for contravention of the law.
Kock said these actions were also enhanced by 1474 high visibility blue light patrols and hundreds of foot patrols throughout the province.
“A multitude of disruptive actions included 448 stop and searches, cordon and searches at taxi ranks, visibility in shopping malls and complexes and other hotspot areas.
“In total, 20 844 actions were executed comprising of compliance inspections were conducted at second-hand dealers, scrapyards, shebeens, taverns, liquor outlets, firearm dealers, farms and informal businesses,” said Kock.
He said all the arrested suspects will appear in the respective courts soon.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Commissioner, Lieutenant Gen Koliswa Otola, reiterated that during this past week, several successful actions, including Operation Basadi was executed in the five districts.
Otola said the police also celebrated a multitude of positive convictions, especially connected to GBV&F in celebration of the closure of Women’s Month.
“The September month focuses on police safety and our police must ensure that they are operational ready at all times whether on or off duty,” she said.
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