On 29 July 2021, detectives from the Provincial Organised Crime Investigations (Narcotics) together with Brighton Beach SAPS conducted an operation in the Wentworth policing precinct. The team was following up information about a Wentworth gang member. The suspect was found in possession of a suspected stolen vehicle in Wentworth. The vehicle is suspected to have been used in drive-by shootings that occurred in the Wentworth area.