A special joint operation led to the arrest of 15 suspects on Friday, 13 August in the Point area.
Police spokesperson, Colonel Thembeka Mbele, said the aim of the operation was to root-out all criminal activities and suspects involved in crime. “During the operation, the team managed to arrest 15 suspects for various cases such as illegal possession of firearm, possession of dangerous weapon as well as contravening Immigration Act,” said Col Mbele. She added that four firearms with 56 rounds of ammunition were seized by police. “Police also recovered two gas guns, two paintball guns, drugs, knife and clothes,” she said. The arrested suspects appeared before the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
