Leap officers continue their successes against crime

The Western Cape’s Law Enforcement Advance Plan (LEAP) officers confiscated illegal 28 firearms in different communities last month.

The officers also arrested more than one-thousand suspects during this period for various. The firearms were confiscated in areas that include Khayelitsha Manenberg, Bishop Lavis, Mfuleni, and Samora Machel.

Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, says the province will continue to support the Leap officers.

“These firearms confiscations are extremely vital in our fight against murders. Firearms continue to be the weapon of choice which criminals use to commit their heinous crimes. Various fatal shootings were recorded during September and part of October, which cannot continue unabated. As the Western Cape Government, we are deeply concerned about the recent violence. This has us more determined to combat and address the current trend of violence.”

“As the Western Cape Government, we will continue to support our LEAP officers, as through their interventions with various stakeholders, they are ensuring that we work towards our goal which is to halve the murder rate by 2029. We are grateful for our LEAP officers, as they operate in challenging conditions. Our call is for community members to support our officers as they are working tirelessly to ensure safer areas where our residents can live in an improved and dignified manner,” concluded Minister Reagen Allen.

 

Done by: Alungile Njemla