Day: September 24, 2022

WESTERN CAPE – The continued efforts by police members to rid their communities of unlicensed firearms and ammunition resulted in the confiscation of three firearms in isolated incidents.

Police members of Operation Restore were busy with patrols in Heinz Park on Thursday 22 September 2022 when they received information of firearms stored at an address. The members then approached the residence in Magwaza Village and searched the house and the person who opened the door. They confiscated a 9mm pistol and a zip gun. A 3- year-old man was arrested and detained on a charge of possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition.

Members of the Anti-Economical Task Team received information and immediately operationalised the detail and proceeded to an address in Alphen Street in Stellendale Village in Kuilsriver on Friday 23 September 2022. Upon entering the premises they started an intense search and found a 9mm pistol with ammunition hidden in a cupboard. A 34-year-old man was arrested and detained on a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

Meanwhile police members followed up on information about a firearm at an informal settlement on Saturday 24 September 2022. The convoy proceeded to an address in Siqalo informal settlement and searched the identified address and confiscated a 9mm pistol with ammunition. A 28-year-old man was arrested and detained on a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

Once charged, the suspects are expected to make their respected court appearances in the Athlone and Blue Downs Magistrate’s court on the mentioned charges.

Source: South African Police Service

POLOKWANE – Two suspects were apprehended for transportation of  illicit cigarettes along the R71 public road at Dalmada outside Polokwane on Friday 23 September 2022.

Makhado Crime Intelligence Unit received information from a member of the community about a 8 Ton truck that was driven from Musina by two suspects who were heading to Alberton in Gauteng Province.

An intelligence driven operation was then conducted by Mankweng SAPS, members of the Limpopo Highway Patrol (LHP) team together with the Polokwane police to monitor the truck from the N1 North road where the truck was monitored from Makhado until it was stopped and searched at Dalmada area under Polokwane policing area.

Police found the truck loaded with 152 boxes of Remington Gold cigarettes. The suspects failed to account the origin of the illicit cigarettes. The truck and the illicit cigarettes valued at R1, 5 00-000 were seized during the arrest.

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has commended the police for a well-coordinated operation and has also thanked community members for continuously assisting the police in the fight against crime.

The suspects aged 39 and 49 will appear in Polokwane magistrate court on Monday 26 September 2022.

Police investigations are continuing.

Source: South African Police Service

POLOKWANE – The Provincial Commissioner of Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe commended the dedicated teams of members of SAPS, SANDF and the farmers at Alldays who worked tirelessly to track down the suspects allegedly involved in the attack of farming family members on Thursday, 22 September 2022. This after a group of about five (5) suspects armed with firearms allegedly intruded into a farm house at ‘Schietfontein’ at around 10h00.

An elderly woman aged 71, who reportedly stays with her son aged 47, and a farmworker, where accosted by the suspects who were already in the house. The suspects demanded money and firearms. The three victims were then shot and sustained injuries during the process. The suspects fled the scene on foot after taking money, firearms and ammunition.

The swift reaction by members of Beit Bridge Musina Task Team, Musina Flying Squad, SANDF, local Farmers and Alldays SAPS after receiving the report, led to the activation of a massive search operation which was embarked upon.               

The team ultimately managed to track down the suspects who were in hiding place within the farming precinct and were arrested. During the arrest, the police recovered the stolen items, including firearms, ammunition and cash money.

“The partnership that was manifested during this joint operation, is highly commendable and has to be strengthened in all corners of the Province,” concluded Lieutenant General Hadebe.

The five suspects, aged between 26 and 34, are expected to appear before the Senwabarwana Magistrate’s Court on Monday 26 September 2022, facing charges of attempted murder and armed robbery.

Source: South African Police Service

WESTERN CAPE – Police members attached to Operation Restore made an impact when they arrested suspects in possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.

The police members conducted stop and search operations on Friday 23 September 2022 in Gugulethu. They responded to information and drove to an address in NY 84. Upon arrival at the address they searched the premises with the owner at their side. They confiscated a consignment of drugs and dagga. The 54-year-old man was arrested and detained on a charge of dealing in drugs.

In an unrelated incident the platoon posted in Nyanga policing precinct on Saturday 24 September 2022, followed up on information at around 00:30 and searched a house in Ngcingci Street in Lower Cross Roads, Philippi East. During the search the police members found different calibre ammunition. The owner of the house could not provide a valid license to be in possession of the ammunition. The 26-year-old man was arrested and detained on a charge of possession of unlicensed ammunition.

Whilst busy with patrols in Khayelitsha on Saturday 24 September 2022 at around 01:30, the members searched an address in Ndabambi Street, in Site B. They confiscated a 9mm black Taurus pistol and ammunition. A 36-year-old man was arrested and detained on a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

Once charged the suspects are expected to make their respective court appearances in the Athlone and Khayelitsha Magistrate’s court on the mentioned charges.  

Source: South African Police Service

PARYS – Three suspects aged between 37 and 44 are expected to appear before the Parys Magistrate Court on Monday, 26 September 2022 on charges of attempted murder.

It is alleged that on Friday, 23 September 2022 at about 03:40 the Fezile Dabi District intervention team was activated to be on the lookout for a black Toyota Fortuner which attempted to hijack a truck 20km from Hoopstad and it was heading towards Parys.

The team reacted and the identified vehicle was spotted on the R59.

It is further alleged that when the suspects saw the police they started shooting at them and drove away taking direction to Parys.

The police gave chase and retaliated, after a few kilometres the black Toyota Fortuner stopped and the police managed to arrest three suspects for attempted murder.

One licensed 9mm firearm belonging to one of the suspects, balaclavas and hand gloves were confiscated.

Source: South African Police Service

NELSPRUIT – Police are on a mission to address drug trafficking and information gathered from both members of the public as well as from the Intelligence community is operationalised which have shown to yield good successes.

In the early morning of 23 September 2022, Crime Intelligence members from Head Office, as well as from K9 Unit in Middelburg and Delmas SAPS conducted an operation in Delmas whereby certain premises were identified to be used for drug trafficking.

During the said operation four suspects aged between 19 and 29 were arrested. The men and women in Blue further seized the following items: 196 zip lock bags containing suspected Rock Cocaine, 232 pinches of suspected Heroin, 11 zip lock bags containing suspected Crystal Metheny, seven (07) bags of dagga as well as cash. The total value of the alleged drugs confiscated is at about R31480-00.

The suspects are expected to appear in the Delmas District Court on Monday, 26 September 2022 facing charges of being found in possession of suspected drugs.

Meanwhile an alleged drug peddler, Nkosithandile Lungelo Miya (28) appeared in the Ga-Nala Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 22 September 2022 after being arrested by the police at Kriel also on similar charges of possession of suspected drugs. He was granted bail of R500-00 and this has given investigators an ample time as well as opportunity to prepare for a case.

According to the report, on Wednesday, 21 September 2022 members of the police were busy conducting their duties of patrolling the area when they received information about a man who was selling drugs at a certain place in Kriel. The information was then followed by the members who found the man in possession of about 42 sachets of suspected Nyaope (drugs) wrapped with small brown plastics, three (03) suspected Rock (drugs) wrapped with a small silver solid foils as well as three (03) suspected Crystal drugs in a small transparent plastics.

The suspect was then arrested and charged accordingly hence his court appearance. The case was postponed to 22 March 2023.

The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has commended members of the public for the valuable information that they continue to provide to the police about drug peddling or crime in general. The General reassured the public that police will not stop the fight against drug trafficking until all streets in the province are clean from drugs.

Source: South African Police Service