A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY operation between the Isipingo police and various security companies led to the closure of two illegal shebeens and the confiscation of R40 000 worth of alcohol.
Isipingo Police Station’s vispol, crime prevention, social crime prevention, task team and sector teams conducted the operation with E2 (Eyes and Ears Initiative) partners in the Isipingo area on March 3.
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These partners included City South Security, Mzanzi Security, PT Alarms, Boss Security and MK Alarms.
The station’s communications officer, Constable Donald Naidoo, said members conducted high visibility on foot and with vehicle patrols in the Malukazi area, where about 50 people were stopped and searched.
“The operation continued where two illegal shebeens were closed, alcohol to the value of R40 000 was confiscated and the owners were charged,” he said.
Naidoo added that the patrols were welcomed by the community of Malukazi and Dakota Informal Settlement. He also thanked their E2 partners for their support in making Isipingo a safer place.
“This area will no longer be a playground for criminals and illegal entities. Enough is enough. If you want to commit a crime in Isipingo, think twice. We, as the SAPS in Isipingo, have been putting strategies in place to win back the area. Salute to all members and E2 partners who were involved in the operation,” he said.
Acting station commander Colonel Nqubeko Arthwell Zulu welcomed the arrest, seeing that illegal taverns are a contributor to many crimes in Isipingo while the Community Policing Forum’s chairperson, Junaid Iqubal, commended the great work.
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