During the early hours of yesterday morning, at around 01:50, Delft Crime Prevention Unit members were doing patrols in Bergbessie Street Rosendal when a suspect caught their attention. The 39-year-old man was searched and found in possession of a firearm and ammunition. He was arrested and detained until his court appearance scheduled for tomorrow in Athlone.
At around 05:15, the same unit arrested another suspect in possession of a firearm and an empty magazine in Bagzane Street, N2 Gateway. The 65-year-old man is also awaiting his court appearance tomorrow.
In Parkwood, Grassy Park police conducted a search operation on Friday morning which delivered the desired results. In Kiewit Road, the members confiscated two prohibited firearms hidden in a dog kennel and an assortment of drugs. Four suspects, two males and two females aged between 32 and 48 were arrested and detained until their court appearance on Monday, 23 May 2022.
At the second address, in Cuckoo Crescent, a 28-year-old man was arrested on a firearm related charge while his 34-year-old girlfriend was arrested for the possession of tik.
In Mbekweni a 29-year-old suspect was arrested yesterday for the possession of an assortment of drugs during an integrated crime operation in the area where drug outlets were targeted.
The recent #gang violence in Manenberg has seen the deployment of the Anti-Gang Unit and other additional operational forces in the area to bring stability to this volatile situation. During the early hours of this morning, a high density foot patrol by these forces led to the arrest of a 37-year-old suspect who was caught in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition in Allison Court Heideveld. He too is expected to make his court appearance tomorrow in Athlone.
