Operation Fiela delivers results
They stopped and stared as military and police vehicles drove by.
Some have never witnessed such a powerful display.
Curious bystanders flooded the streets, craning their necks to see past the massive Defence Force vehicles blocking off certain streets in the Central Business District.
On Friday, June 5 the nationwide Operation Fiela reached eMalahleni.
The operation, conducted by different units of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in conjunction with other departments including the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), Traffic, Customs and Home Affairs, continued onto the next day on Saturday, June 6.
Operation Fiela is a project executed nationwide, and continues to yield positive results by reducing the scourge of crime, seizing stolen and illicit goods in the country, as well as bringing wanted suspects to book, including people who are terrorising the community via their criminal deeds.
“At first we didn’t know what was going on. We just saw these police vehicles arrive and a dozen policemen jumping out and rushing to block off the roads,” a member of the community described the scene.
Earlier on Friday morning, SAPS and different departments met at Puma Rugby Stadium, where they planned the mass scourge through the city.
During the two day operation, the team managed to secure successes by arresting four individuals for possession of illegal drugs, one for obstructing a police officer, two people for selling liquor without a licence, one suspect for the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition and a total of 47 undocumented foreigners.
They also managed to recover a stolen Volkswagen Golf and no less than 48 stolen cell phones.
The suspects arrested during the operation, appeared in Witbank Magistrate’s Court on Monday, June 8 and were remanded until Monday, June 15.
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