Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie said the additional deployments from members of the Anti-Gang Unit, Tactical Response Teams, Operation Lockdown II, Operation Restore, and Public Order Police have descended on identified locations on the Cape Flats from Sunday to carry out operations, including roadblocks, raids, tracing operations, search and seizures, and stop and search operations.
Pojie added that the SA Police Service is on high alert and determined to restore calm with other law enforcement agencies such as the Cape Town Metropolitan Police Department, Law Enforcement Advancement Plan officials, and scores of community volunteers.The Saps said a significant number of illegal firearms and large quantities of rounds of ammunition have been confiscated, with suspects arrested weekly because of ongoing operations.
“Recently, capacity at the provincial anti-gang unit was enhanced by 47 members, and an additional 100 members from Operation Lockdown II came from other provinces to assist in reducing serious violent crimes in Cape Town. In a coordinated manner, armed with intelligence, they execute operational actions where it is most required,” Pojie said.
Meanwhile, earlier on Monday, at around 8.45am, members of the Lentegeur Detectives Serious and Violent Crimes Unit conducted patrols in the Woodlands area to quell the ongoing gang violence in the area.
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