Over a thousand five-hundred offenders nabbed

SEKHUKHUNE – A total of a thousand five-hundred and fifty-nine (1559) suspects were arrested for various crimes that include murder, rape, possession of illicit cigarettes, theft of motor vehicle, illegal possession of firearm and ammunition among others.

Police said that arrests were effected during the ongoing weekly operations conducted since 02 October until 10 October 2022 by different units including the Limpopo Highway Patrol Team (LHP), the Tactical Response Team (TRT), Public Order Police (POPS), provincial tracking team and detectives, jointly with other law enforcement agencies.

Lieutenant Colonel Mamphaswa Seabi, Limpopo Provincial Police Spokesperson,  said that the LHP members were patrolling at Cycad Mall outside Polokwane when the spotted a suspicious Grey Tata Indiga motor vehicle parked with one male. Police requested permission to search the vehicle and was granted.

Seabi said that during the search, police discovered Rock and Crystal Meth drugs hidden inside the motor vehicle with an estimated street value of R10000. The suspect was immediately placed under arrest for dealing and being in possession of drugs.

“Police operations continued and while patrolling in Bendor, a silver Chevrolet motor vehicle was stopped and searched. Police also found the vehicle loaded with Cat and Crystal Meth drugs valued at R9000. One suspect was arrested on the spot for being in possession of drugs,” said Seabi.

He added that a 35 year-old male suspect was apprehended on Sunday, 09 October at Zamani Section in Jane Furse policing area after he was found in possession of 18 rolls of heavy current electricity cable to the value of R10000 at his residence.

“Police received information about a suspicious luggage that was dropped at the yard and immediately rushed to the said place. Upon arrival, they found a door opened with one male inside who was interrogated about the cables. He admitted that he stole them from Boysendal Mine and was immediately nabbed for possession of stolen property,” added Seabi.

Seabi further said that another milestone was achieved on Sunday, 09 October 2022 following the apprehension of four suspects aged between 22 and 33 for alleged possession of suspected stolen motor vehicle, contravention of the Immigration Act and murder that was committed at Lydenburg in Mpumalanga Province.

“Police received information about the hideout of the suspects at Plot 33 IN Tweefontein outside Polokwane and immediately pounced on them. Police found a white Toyota Corolla vehicle that belonged to the victim being stripped off by the suspects who were trying to remove a tracking device. During the arrest, police confiscated knives suspected to be those used during the killing of the motor vehicle owner because it was having blood stains on the driver’s seat and the suspects attempted to wash it in order to destroy the evidence,” explained Seabi.