WESTERN CAPE – Our efforts to keep our communities safe and to remove illegal firearms, ammunition as well as drugs from the communities yielded positive results.
On 19 February 2022 at about 23:55 members attached to Grassy Park SAPS, on visible policing patrols, noticed a suspicious male on a bicycle near the corners of Strandfontein Road and 11th Avenue, Eagle Park. The members stopped and searched him, and found a black and firearm with its serial number filed off and 15 rounds of ammunition in his possession. A 40-year-old man was arrested and detained on charges of possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition.
In an unrelated matter on the same day, at 11:30, Kensington Crime Prevention Unit members received information about a planned robbery targeting a shop at the corners of Voortrekker Weg and 13th Avenue Kensington. During observation, a silver Tazz was observed at the shopping centre. When the vehicle was searched the occupant, a 19-year-old male, was arrested when he was found in possession of a firearm with the serial number filed off and ammunition. He is due to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s court today on charges of possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition.
On 18 February 2022, at about 23:00, Woodstock police members were doing patrols along Regent Street, Woodstock when they noticed a male, who fled when he saw the police vehicle. Members gave chase and saw the suspect attempting to hide something under a light delivery vehicle nearby. The suspect was caught when the police recovered a Z88 firearm with no serial number and ammunition. The 40-year-old suspect was arrested and detained. He is due to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court today on charges of possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition.
Meanwhile our detectives’ hard work paid off when they arrested a total of 698 wanted suspects on various charges including murder, attempted murder, assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm, house robbery, burglary, sexual offences and possession of drugs.
Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile has commended the unrelenting efforts of all police officials involved in all operations and the communities for their involvement in the fight against crime.
Source: South African Police Service