Several suspects will appear in various magistrates courts in the Western Cape on Monday, following their arrests over the weekend, as part of police operations in the province.
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Members of the Maitland Flying Squad and Woodstock Crime Prevention Unit conducted an operation on Friday which lead to the arrest of three suspects between the ages of 30 and 46 for the possession of presumed stolen property
“The members stopped and searched two suspicious vehicles and confiscated electronic equipment with accessories, a cellular telephone and an undisclosed amount of cash,” said SAPS provincial spokesperson, Sergeant Wesley Twigg. “The suspects could not give explanations of how they got the items they had in their possession.”
“Further investigations revealed that the suspects could possibly be linked to crimes committed in Cape Town and Kirstenhof.”
In Delft, efforts to rid the streets of the illegal possession of firearms yielded positive results when members of the local Crime Prevention Unit also arrested a 32-year-old man.
“The members were busy with stop and search operations in the Delft area due to the ongoing gang violence and robberies in the vicinity when they searched the male and found a 9mm pistol with ammunition in his possession,” Twigg confirmed. “The suspect did not have a licence to possess a firearm.”
The suspect is due to make a court appearance in the Bellville Magistrates court on Monday.
Meanwhile yesterday, members of the Worcester Crime Intelligence received information about drugs that were being stored in a garbage bin in the Worcester CBD. A location was given.
“The information was conveyed to the Worcester Crime Prevention Unit and was followed up,” said the SAPS spokesperson. “The members found 2kg of methamphetamine and 130g of cocaine in the garbage bin.”
“The estimated street value of the drug is R260 000. An inquiry into the matter was registered for investigation.”
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