CAPE TOWN – In the quest to provide a safer environment for the communities, police members in the Western Cape arrested suspects for various serious crimes ensuring that they get their day in a court of law.

Kleinvlei police members were busy with patrols on Thursday, 06 October 2022 at around 07:00 in Electric City. When the members drove down Lynx Street, they noticed an unknown man in the area, who became restless when he saw the patrol vehicle and immediately changed his direction. The police members gave chase and stop and searched the man. They confiscated a 9mm pistol with ammunition. The 29-year-old man could not provide a valid license to be in possession of the firearm and was arrested and detained on a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

In an unrelated incident, an unknown man recruited eight unknown males in the Worcester policing precinct, close to a financial institution on Thursday, 06 October 2022. They were instructed to open bank accounts with cell phones provided to them. The swift response from the police members resulted in the arrest of a 32-year-old man on a charge of conspiracy to commit fraud.

Meanwhile Manenberg police responded to information in the early hours of this morning pointing at a possible set off point for drugs in the area. Upon arrival at the address in Bontberg Road in Heideveld, they searched the premises and confiscated a consignment of dagga and cash. Two males both aged 21 were arrested and detained on a charge of dealing in dagga.

Once charged the suspects are expected to appear in the Blue Downs, Athlone and Worcester Magistrate court’s on the mentioned charges

Source: South African Police Service