Grabouw police arrested 211 suspects during intensive crime prevention operations conducted over the past two weeks of October, targeting serious violent crimes and enhancing community safety within the policing precinct.
The multi-agency operations, conducted in partnership with various law enforcement agencies and community stakeholders, focused on crime hotspots identified through intelligence reports and community information. Arrests were made for offences including murder, drug dealing and possession, illegal firearms and ammunition possession, drunk driving, housebreaking and theft, assault, robbery, illegal liquor sales, undocumented immigration, fraud, possession of stolen property, and possession of protected marine resources.
The operations included school safety initiatives at Umyezo and Groenberg High Schools, stop-and-search procedures, drug enforcement, firearms confiscation, wanted suspect tracing, liquor compliance checks, secondhand goods monitoring, road safety enforcement, counterfeit goods detection, and immigration compliance. Police seized significant quantities of drugs including crystal methamphetamine (Tik), cocaine, and Mandrax, along with dangerous weapons, firearms, ammunition, counterfeit goods, expired products, stolen property, abalone, and other protected marine resources. Various traffic and by-law violation fines were also issued.
The operations involved collaboration between Grabouw police, Overberg District Task Team, Overberg Flying Squad, K9 units, TWK law enforcement, traffic departments, Correctional Services, emergency medical services, private security companies, community policing forums, neighbourhood watches, and farm watches.
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