The City’s Metro Police and Law Enforcement Departments together with Traffic Service arrested 249 suspects and issued 87 104 fines during enforcement operations in the metropole the past week. Metro Police officers also found a large amount of ammunition and arrested several suspects for dealing in drugs.
On Saturday, 18 September 2021, Metro Police officers from the Gang and Drug Task Team confiscated 65 9mm live rounds of ammunition in Bishop Lavis. Officers responded swiftly after receiving a tip off from a member of the public, which led them to the Bishop Lavis sports field where ammunition was hidden in a plastic bag.
On Friday, 17 September 2021, officers were on patrol in Hanover Park and followed up on information related to drug dealing at Pelikaan Court. The information received was that heroin is being sold from a tuckshop on the property. The suspect and her husband were present during the search, and officers found 50 units of heroin hidden behind an old speaker box. The suspect admitted that the drugs belonged to her and the 21-year-old female was detained at Philippi SAPS.
Officers made 91 arrests, including 35 for illegal possession and dealing in drugs. Other arrests made included contact related crimes, firearm-related fines, warrant of arrests in criminal cases, domestic violence and property-related crimes.
LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT
Officers made 83 arrests and issued 3 129 fines. Seventy-two of the total arrests were made from officers from the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan programme.
Law Enforcement officers also issued 563 fines for not wearing masks. It is illegal to not wear a mask in public and is in contravention of the National Disaster Management regulations.
CAPE TOWN TRAFFIC SERVICE
Officers arrested 75 suspects, impounded 140 vehicles, 172 cell phones and issued 80 089 fines.
During the past week, the Transport Enforcement Unit arrested four suspects, impounded 50 vehicles and issued 3 072 fines for vehicle and road safety offences.
Traffic officers patrolling the N2 also arrested seven suspects for reckless and negligent driving and issued 1 169 fines for road safety transgressions.
‘The weekly patrols by our officers in the community has proven to be an effective crime prevention intervention. The following up on information and the swift reaction of officers results in hundreds of successful arrests made every week. The confiscation of illegal ammunition and drugs is important to stop further criminal activity and protecting innocent lives. We will keep on working closely with SAPS, Neighbourhood Watches and other community organisations to create a safe environment. The building of relationships between our officers and community organisations is important in our approach to fighting crime,’ said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith.
Source: City Of Cape Town