Police members arrested two suspects on charges of dealing in drugs and the possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition in isolated incidents on Sunday 11 June 2023 as part of our endeavours to deal with the scourge of gang violence in this province decisively and to quell flare-ups.
Police members attached to Operation Restore deployed in the Western Province were busy with routine patrols in The Conifers, Blue Downs, Eersteriver when the convoy approached Alberto Street and searched a premises. In the process the members confiscated a consignment of drugs and an undisclosed amount of cash. They arrested and detained a 24-year-old man on a charge of dealing in drugs.
In an unrelated intervention police members of Atlantis Crime Prevention Unit pursued information, operationalised the details and tactically approached a house in Paragon Street. Upon their arrival at the house, they found an unknown male who became extremely nervous. Their persistence were rewarded when they confiscated a revolver with ammunition and detained the 21-year-old man on a charge of possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition.
Once charged, the suspects are expected to make their respective court appearances in the Blue Downs and Atlantis Magistrate courts on the mentioned charges.