Here are snippets of some of the serious incidents police attended to over the weekend (November 11 – 12)
EMPD
Drugs in dustbin
At about 11:00 on November 12, members of the EMPD’s K9 Unit found a black plastic bag containing 17 ziplock bags and four sachets of dagga stashed in a dustbin, while carrying out crime prevention duties in the area. The case was handed over to the Boksburg North SAPS for further investigation.
Reiger Park SAPS
Illegal weapons and drugs
On November 11, Reiger Park police descended on known crime hot spots where they conducted random stop-and-search operations, looking for drugs, guns and other illegal items.
During the law enforcement activities, officers found a 53-year-old Lesotho national in possession of an unlicenced firearm and live ammunition.
The weapon will be sent for ballistic testing as part of the investigation to check if it was involved in other gun-related crimes recently reported in the area.
Another man was arrested after being found in possession of drugs.
Both suspects were scheduled to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court.
Gunned down
Also over the weekend, a 35-year-old man, Alex Khumalo, was shot dead in Ramaphosa informal settlement while he was playing a gambling dice game.
Information gathered by the police indicates that a gunman showed up and fired several shot at Khumalo, who was declared dead on the scene.
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