Police members attached to Operation Shanela II, who are deployed in the Western Cape to combat the ongoing gang violence, have arrested several suspects for possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition as well as possession and dealing in drugs in separate incidents.
On Saturday afternoon, the police members arrested a 48-year-old female at a premises in Buall Walk, Hanover Park, Philippi for the possession of a firearm and ammunition as well as for the possession of drugs.
The members followed up on a tip off that firearms and drugs were being stored at the mentioned address.
They immediately operationalised the information and searched the identified premises where they confiscated a 9mm pistol with four rounds of ammunition, mandrax tablets and six sachets of tik.
Later in the afternoon at about 16:30, the members arrested a 42-year-old male for dealing in drugs at the corner of Govan Mbeki and Ottery Road, Hanover Park when he was found in possession of 300 mandrax tablets.
“The members performed stop and search operations in the Philippi policing precinct when they saw the suspicious male at the mentioned address.
“They stopped and searched him and found the mandrax tablets and an undisclosed amount of cash, believed to be the proceeds of crime in his possession,” the SAPS said in a statement.
The members arrested a 40-year-old male in the same vicinity for possession of drugs when he was found in possession of 50 whoonga and tik in a plastic bag.
In the Ravensmead area, the members of Operation Shanele II arrested two males, aged 22 and 45, for dealing in drugs.
“The members deployed in the Ravensmead policing precinct performed patrols in Jakaranda Street, Uitsig in Ravensmead.
“They saw the two males, stopped and searched them upon found 100 mandrax tablets and one plastic bag containing tik and an undisclosed amount of cash believed to be the proceeds of crime. Both were arrested and detained at Ravensmead SAPS,” the SAPS said.
All the arrested suspects appeared in the Athlone and Goodwood Magistrate's Courts on Monday on their respective charges. – SAnews.gov.za
