Police Emergency Services comprising Flying Squad, K9 Units and Highway Patrol members throughout Gauteng arrested hundred and seventeen suspects, recovered fifty motor vehicles and seven firearms between Friday, 23 January to Thursday, 29 January 2026.
Members participated in various concentrated operations, vehicle check points, secure escorts and intensive patrols around Gauteng, which led to forty-nine arrests for serious crimes including assault common and GBH, possession of suspected stolen property, robbery, pointing of a firearm, kidnapping, extortion, murder, possession of gold bearing material, driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal mining, malicious damage to property, theft, housebreaking, fraud, armed robbery and contravention of the immigration Act.
Fifty hijacked and stolen motor vehicles were recovered with ten arrests for the possession of these vehicles. Seven firearms were recovered accompanying three arrests.
In further policing fifty-five arrests were made for the possession of and dealing in drugs. Heroine, dagga, cat (cocaine), mandrax and crystal methamphetamine were among those confiscated in these separate incidents.
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