The Western Cape Police service apprehended 460 suspects, wanted for serious offences. Operation Vutha Hawe saw the wanted suspects arrested for murder, attempted murder, robbery, assault, burglary and domestic violence.
Police also seized 84 firearms
and 657 rounds of ammunition after Operation Restore, and other SAPS related
initiatives made the busts between 01 October and 13 October 2022
On Saturday morning Manenberg
police arrested a 30 year old man for the possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Police were busy with stop and search operations due to the ongoing gang
violence in the area, when they apprehended the suspect in Pluto Road, at about
03:55.
The suspect was found with a
9mm pistol with ammunition, he is to make a court appearance in the Athlone
Magistrates court today.
Meanwhile four suspects were
found in possession of an unlicensed firearm and stolen motor vehicle in Station
Road Tulbagh on Friday afternoon.
The police’s Wesley Twigg said
that the arrest came after a tipoff, on a suspicious vehicle.
“A 9mm Norinco pistol was
found inside the vehicle. Further investigations revealed that the vehicle they
were driving was reported stolen in the Nyanga area. Once charged the suspects
are due to make a court appearance in the Tulbagh Magistrates court on the
mentioned charges “
by Everngelista Muza
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