Police members of Operation Restore has deployed in Harare, Cape Town for high density crime prevention duties, arrested two suspects aged 29 and 31 for possession of drugs on Sunday, 25 June 2023.
While deployed in Harare area, members received information about drug related activities in Makhaza and Sinako informal settlements respectively. The information was operationalized and the members searched both addresses.
According to SAPS, Two Men were arrested, separately at each premises after a consignment of drugs was found (tik, mandrax and ecstasy). “Both suspects were arrested on charges of possession of drugs. Once charged they will appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on the mentioned charges,” SAPS says.
In an unrelated matter, on 25 June 2023 at approximately 22:00, members attached to the Anti-Gang Unit followed up on information received regarding possible firearms and drugs at a residence in Maureen Crescent, Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain. Upon searching the premises, the members found 2000 Mandrax tablets on the premises. A 44-year-old male person was arrested for the possession of drugs and will appear in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court.
This follows after Operation Shanela, known for high density operations, ensured that a total of 3008 suspects were arrested and detained for various criminal offences between the period of 19 June 2023 and 25 June 2023.
The members, as part of the integrated operations, were tasked to focus on offenders of serious and violent crimes. As a result of the operations, 18 suspects were arrested for murder, 22 for attempted murder, 23 for robbery, and 25 for common robbery. Many others were arrested for crimes comprising business robbery, assault and other crimes.
In other high density operations such as roadblocks, stop and search operations, and vehicle checkpoints, a total of 17 suspects were arrested when they were found in possession of unlicensed and prohibited firearms and ammunition and 91 suspects for domestic violence related actions.
Seizures from the same operation were as follows:
- Liquor: 300 litres
- Ammunition: 8311 rounds
- Dangerous weapons: 192
- Drugs seized: 1382 mandrax tablets, heroine 103 and ecstasy 58.
The high density operations focus on combatting crime throughout the Province to address the generators of serious and violent crimes such as alcohol, drugs, and the possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition without a valid license.
