{"id":58219,"date":"2017-07-18T13:58:31","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T11:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/11-suspects-arrested-in-metro-police-operation-20170718\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T18:23:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:23:07","slug":"11-suspects-arrested-in-metro-police-operation-20170718","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/tygerburger\/11-suspects-arrested-in-metro-police-operation-20170718\/","title":{"rendered":"11 suspects arrested in Metro Police operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cape Town Metro police arrested 11 suspects in Elsies River and Hanover Park during a joint operation with the Macassar police on Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gang and Drug Task Team had a joint operation with the Macassar police, where they searched various premises on the back of tip-offs received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"4774a13b\">\n<div class=\"text\">These are all very good successes, brought about by information received from the community. <\/div>\n<div class=\"citation\">Wayne Le Roux<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNine suspects were arrested for possession of drugs, aged between 16 and 47. Officers also confiscated 239 bankies of tik, 24 dagga \u2018stoppe\u2019 and a parcel of dagga, R34 370 in cash, drug tools including a bag of tik pipes and four walkie-talkies,\u201d says Metro Police chief, Wayne Le Roux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le Roux says in Elsies River, officers arrested a 30-year-old suspect with 28 dagga \u201cstoppe\u201d in his possession. Police were on patrol in Avonwood when they noticed the man behaved in a suspicious manner. This led to them searching the man and finding dagga on him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Downburg Road, Hanover Park police spotted a group of people standing at the corner. The police approached the group and one person made a run for it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe was soon apprehended and could not provide a satisfactory reason for running away. 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