{"id":58008,"date":"2017-08-14T14:20:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T12:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/blue-downs-cluster-has-fruitful-week-20170814\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T18:25:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:25:40","slug":"blue-downs-cluster-has-fruitful-week-20170814","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/blue-downs-cluster-has-fruitful-week-20170814\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Downs Cluster has fruitful week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About 458 suspects have been arrested during operations executed during last week in the Blue Downs police cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These people were arrested on an
\narray of charges ranging from murder, attempted murder, common assault, assault with the intent to cause
\ngrievous bodily harm, reckless and negligent
\ndriving to house robbery, child neglect,
\nrape, sexual  and even the use of a vehicle without the owner\u2019s consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So says provincial police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwo firearms and 208 rounds of ammunition were also
\nconfiscated and abalone with the street value of R25 000 was confiscated in an
\noperation held in Mfuleni.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
Thirty-five tracing operations were held and 42 wanted suspects were arrested. <\/div>\n
Captain FC van Wyk<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Van Wyk says through disruptive operations,
\n101 houses were searched for drugs and 197 arrests were executed
\nrelating to drugs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some 166 500 milliliters
\nof alcohol, mandrax tablets with an approximate street value of R5680, tik with
\nan approximate street value of R4550 and dagga with
\nan approximate street value of R1695 were
\nconfiscated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThirty-five tracing
\noperations were held and 42 wanted suspects were arrested as a result,\u201d Van Wyk says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPolice management commends the police members, Metro
\nPolice, Law Enforcement officers, Traffic police,
\nneighbourhood watch structures and reservists for their dedication and
\ncommitment to ensuring the perpetrators of crime are brought to justice.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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