WATCH: Police crackdown crime during operation in Vosloorus
Over 327 suspects were arrested during an integrated Operation Okae Molao led by Sithole at Vosloorus, on April 28.
More police operations are imminent to address the crime challenges at the Vosloorus informal settlement.
This is according to the Ekurhuleni district commissioner Major General Anna Sithole while addressing the media.
This comes after 327 suspects were arrested during Operation Okae Molao, which was led by Sithole on April 28.
Police conducted stop and searches during the roadblock held a Bierman Road near Voslorus SAPS, while other teams conducted simultaneous operations enforcing the law about liquor and drugs.
Sithole shared that the district has noticed crime hikes in Vosloorus mainly during the weekends between 08:00 and midnight.
Watch: Major General Anna Sithole threaten to arrest a female driver and two passengers for interfering with police duties, after refusing to be searched.
She said the crimes range from common assault, assault with the intention to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH) and robbery. They also realised that trio crimes are a problem in particular areas, such as house robberies and car hijackings, he added.
“As the district, we decided to bring all the forces to Vosloorus so that we can be visible and enforce the authority of the state,” said Sithole.
“We started on April 27 with our crime intelligence operations. We arrested four suspects for the possession of drugs including rock and cocaine.”
Sithole said the detectives held an operation to trace wanted suspects on existing cases and they arrested 21 suspects for assault GBH, pointing of a firearm, malicious damage to property, housebreaking and other theft.
On April 28, the integrated operation was reinforced by the SAPS, EMPD, Department of Home Affairs, Siyabangena Patrollers and private security companies.
Three suspects were cornered by the police and members of a tracking device company after a vehicle was hijacked. During that process, the suspects fired shots at the law enforcers, and they retaliated.
One suspect was shot and taken to the hospital and his two accomplices were arrested and taken to Vosloorus SAPS for detention.
The injured suspect is under police guard. A Norinco firearm was seized from one of the suspects.
At least 15 illegal immigrants were arrested, two for drunk driving and one vehicle suspected to be stolen was recovered during the roadblock.
The team arrested seven suspects for the possession of drugs, including one suspect of dealing in drugs and two suspects for the possession of dagga.
At least 19 traffic fines to the value of R9 000 were issued to the motorists and two Illegal shebeens were closed.
A total of 125 270ml of alcohol, 45g of dagga, two Mandrax tablets and money suspected to be proceeds of drugs were confiscated from the suspects.
Sithole was annoyed with a female driver and two passengers who refused to allow the police to search their car.
She warned the motorist that they will get arrested for interfering with police duties citing that they have legal documents that permit them to search people.
