25 November 2014
Operations in Nyanga led to
the arrest of 197 suspects for various crimes including drugs, illegal
possession of firearms and traffic violations.
Captain FC van Wyk said 77
houses were searched for drugs and 17 illegal firearms were confiscated during
the operations last week.
FC van Wyk said all these
arrests were made during visible patrols, tracing operations, as well Vehicle
Check Point conducted during operations over the weekend.
FC van Wyk said drugs that
were confiscations were 63g of Heroin,442
units of Tik,72 Mandrax Tablets,54654.1g of Dagga,78
fines to the value of R70 300 were also issued during VCPs conducted,47 shebeen operations were conducted and 51 769.9
litres of liquor was confiscated,8 stolen
motor vehicles were recovered and 17 illegal
firearms were confiscated.
“These successes are part of an attempt by the
police in the province to eradicate crime in the cluster and to ensure a safe
and secure environment for the communities living in these areas FC van Wyk
added.
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