More than 600 arrested in one week in KZN, crackdown to continue

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KwaZulu-Natal police arrested more than 600 people in a weeklong operation aimed at eradicating serious and violent crimes.

KwaZulu-Natal police arrested more than 600 people in a weeklong operation aimed at eradicating serious and violent crimes.

“Police also arrested 137 people for drug possession, while 35 were arrested for dealing in alcohol without a valid licence. During these operations, 101 were arrested for serious assaults, which sometimes lead to death. Drugs such as Mandrax, heroin, cocaine and dagga were seized as KwaZulu-Natal police clamped down on drug users and drug dealers.The operation, held by various stations and units, focused on violent crimes, such as murder and robbery, as well as the generators of crime, such as alcohol and drugs, Naicker said.

KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lt-Gen Khombinkosi Jula said this type of police operation would continue in the province.

 

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