Limpopo Cops have bust 772 suspects aged between 18 and 69 for various crimes over the past week.
People were arrested for crimes such as Illegal immigration Act, Road Traffic Act, theft, TRIO crimes, assault, armed robbery, possession of suspected stolen property, possession and dealing in drugs amongst others.Police spokesperson Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said the operations were conducted through road blocks, stop and searches, patrols, and tracing of wanted suspects.
The police were composed of various police Units in all the Stations, Clusters including the Public Order Police Unit and the Tectical Response Team (TRT)
Ngoepe said these simultaneous operations were running for 24 hours in all the Clusters especially in the crime infested areas including in all the Port of Entries.
In the Mankweng Policing area, two suspects aged 35 and
45 were nabbed at Ga-Mamabolo area for possession of unlicensed firearm and
ammunition. During the arrest, 97 live rounds of ammunition for 9mm and R5
rifle were recovered.
Meanwhile, in the Hoedspruit Policing area, a 69-year-old man was arrested at Molalane village for Illegal possession of ammunition. During the arrest, 519 live ammunition and 08 home-made silencers were recovered.
In the Burgersfort policing area, one suspect was arrested for possession of suspected stolen properties.
During the arrest, the following items were recovered, Honda diesel pump control, LEO electric automatic pump control, Sony sound system, water bottle, air conditioner remote, 9 ceiling globes, fan, electric stove plate, Adidas sneakers and black decker drill machine.
Through Preliminary Police investigations it was revealed that the items were stolen at a Farm along the R37 road (Tzaneen- Lydenburg).
In the Lephalale Cluster, in the Villa Nora Policing area, 2 suspects aged 23 and 24 for housebreaking and theft. During the arrest, three music systems and copper cables to the estimated street value of R 8 000 were confiscated.
In the Dennilton policing area, a suspicious motor vehicle was stopped and searched along Moutse road and 100 sachets of Nyaope were confiscated when it was found concealed inside the boot. One suspect aged 34 was arrested for possession and dealing in drugs.
In the Makhado Policing area, a 42-year-old man was arrested for house robbery and cops recovered a Toyota quantum, 2 couches and a table. Ngoepe said that during these operations, various items were recovered with the estimated value of over R2 Million.
They are as follows: * 17 motor vehicles* 25 firearms including rifles, 03 magazines and 256 ammunition* 17 cell phones* 06 laptops* 04 TV's* Liquor, drugs, dagga, cash amount of money, music system, computers, copper cables, generator, clothing, shoes, cigarettes, solar panels, bank cards, utensils, groceries, airtime vouchers, cd's, Jojo tank, bagsThe Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo
Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba has praised the men and women in blue for
their dedication and commitment displayed during these operations.
The arrested suspects have already started appearing before different
Magistrate Courts throughout the Province.
The police investigations in all these cases are continuing.