Western Cape detectives were equally as active as their uniformed counterparts after they have managed to arrest a total of 534 suspects during last week’s Operation Vutha Hawe.
According to police spokesperson, Colonel Andrè Traut the operation focuses on various serious offences such as murder, attempted murder, business robbery, house robbery and assault. Traut said two of the suspects arrested were on their list of top ten most wanted suspects.
The Weekend Argus reported that police received the information from the public which led to the arrest of Rowan Fortuin and Duran Williams.
Fortuin was wanted for a murder committed in Kraaifontein in September 2017 and Williams was wanted for a Lentegeur murder in February 2017.
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Traut further mentioned that two suspects were arrested and three unlicensed firearms were confiscated after members of the Provincial Extortion Task Team reacted to a fatal shooting incident in Batavia Road Belhar on Saturday,15 January.
According to police spokesperson, Colonel Andrè Traut, the officer’s was alerted by the crew of the police chopper that the suspects fled the scene of the crime where a 24-year-old man was fatally wounded and another 29 year old also wounded.
“Within minutes, the team was deployed in the area and arrested the two suspects aged 22 and 25, and seized three pistols and ammunition.
“The murder and attempted murder are suspected to be gang-related as the victims and the suspects are linked to rival gangs in the area. The suspects are facing charges of murder, attempted murder and the possession of unlicensed firearms,” Traut said.
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