JOINT operation by Provincial Organised Crime, National Intervention Unit, Metro Crime Prevention, eThekwini Outer North Crime Intelligence, made a breakthrough when they arrested a 30-year-old man who was found in possession of emergency service two-way radio equipment.
Lt Col Thulani Zwane from provincial SAPS said the suspect was caught while monitoring the two-way radios at an outbuilding in Morningside, Durban.
“On Tuesday, officers swooped on an outbuilding following information about illegal monitoring of police and emergency services operations. Police monitored and observed the criminal activities for a week after suspecting someone might be leaking information on police operations to criminals. Inside the outbuilding the suspect was found with different two way radios listening to activities of Metro police, SAPS and EMRS on their different channels. A total of 20 various two way radios were confiscated and will be used as exhibits,” he said.
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The arrested suspect will appear in the Durban Magistrates’ Court facing the charges in terms of the telecommunications act, possession of property suspected to be stolen and defeating the ends of justice.
KwaZulu-Natal acting provincial commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa congratulated the members involved in an operation. “This is a testimony that police deployments and multi-disciplinary operations in the province are reaping good results. Investigations will continue as to how the two-way radios landed at the suspect’s hands,” he said.
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