186 suspects arrested during Operation Fiela II
The operation which was concluded in the early hours of this morning, targeted 'crime infested areas' through various methods including road blocks, stop and searches, patrols, tracing of wanted suspects, etc.," reported Police spokesperson, Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe.
LIMPOPO -A total of 186 suspects have been arrested for various offenses during a continuous intelligence led police operation conducted in the Vaalwater, Modimolle, Seshego, Makhado and Musina areas.
The operation which was concluded in the early hours of this morning, targeted ‘crime infested areas’ through various methods including road blocks, stop and searches, patrols, tracing of wanted suspects, etc.,” reported Police spokesperson, Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe.
The suspects (aged between 23 and 49) were arrested for various offences ranging from murder, assault GBH , immigration Act ,burglary residence ,rape ,theft, attempted murder, armed robbery, business robbery to possession of suspected stolen properties, dealing in dagga, possession of dagga and dagga plants, possession of drugs, possession of unlicensed firearms and possession of suspected stolen motor vehicles.
Some of the success included the following:
Leading by example ,the Provincial Police Commissioner Lt General Nneke Ledwaba personally led the team during Operation Fiela II which was conducted in the Vaalwater Policing area in the Modimolle Cluster.
During this operation, which was focused on serious and violent , contact and property crimes including the liquor related crimes, 45 suspects (aged between 20 and 44) were arrested for offenses ranging from immigration Act,
posession of dagga, Illegal selling of liquor to road traffic Act. The Provincial Commissioner himself made several of these arrests during the patrols and stop and searches.
In Moletjie in the Seshego Cluster, a 26-year-old man Seshego Cluster in connection with an incident where a traffic officer’s VW Golf 6 was hijacked and his firearm stolen. During the arrest a cellphone belonging to the victim was recovered.
In the Makhado Policing area, a 27-year-old man was arrested for possession of unlicensed firearm within the central business district (CBD )and one firearm was confiscated.
In the Musina Policing area, a 48-year-old man was arrested for unlawful possession of explosives at the Beitbridge Port of Entry during the stop and search operation. 281 detonators were confiscated from a bus which was travelling from Zimbabwe to South Africa.
All the arrested suspects during these operations have already started appearing before different Magistrate’s Courts throughout the province.
