Drugs and Weapons seized during WC Metrorail raid

Loyiso Langeni

18 August 2015

A major security operation carried out by Metrorail in conjunction with the Law Enforcement in the in the Cape Peninsula has resulted in 17 people being arrested for various crimes.

The rail operator’s security guards located across stations and trains throughout rush hour on Monday morning in a bid to boost security and reduce high-levels of crime on trains and at rail stations.

Metrorail Spokesperson Riana Scott said the task team composed of 80 heavily armed guards.

“We will be targeting certain trains, these are trains where we received some words about substance abuse and weapons.

We were joined by MEC of Transport and Public Works Donald Grant to have a look on the work that we have done. The number of people we have arrested, the items which were seized, as well as a substantial amount of dagga.” Scott added.