POLOKWANE: 14 August 2023 - The Police in Limpopo continue to sweep criminals off the streets and ensure that there is no room for them to operate. 433 suspects aged between 19 and 56 were arrested across the province between the 7th and 14th August 2023 for crimes ranging from murder, rape, stock theft, unlawful possession of firearms, robberies, dealing in drugs and contravention of the Immigration Act.
This potent operations was conducted by members of Crime Intelligence unit, Flying Squad , K9 unit, Crime Prevention, Public Order Police unit, Detectives, and Stock theft unit including the Multi-Disciplinary forces from various sector Departments, CPF, Y -Cop as well as Private Security.
The Police arrested 99 suspects for Contravention of the Immigration Act,63 for dealing in drugs and 9 for murder. Moreover, they confiscated 4 firearms, 26 rounds of live ammunition, 100 sticks of counterfeit cigarettes, 48,227 litres of liquor,15 dangerous weapons,0,0601kg of assorted drugs in the form of dagga, CAT, and Crystal Meth, 7 cellphones and 1 Gambling machine.
The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe welcomed the arrests of these suspects and urged the members to continue to close the net of criminals as they execute their duties diligently to protect the residents of this Province.
Some of the suspects have already started appearing before the respective Magistrate's Court.