Vigilant members attached to Maitland Flying Squad arrested five suspects aged between 46 and 49 for possession of presumed stolen property and fraud under the electronics act on 17 September 2025.
The members were patrolling in Cape Town when they noticed a silver Toyota Urban Cruiser which was allegedly used during several card scamming incidents in the Western Cape. Members indicated to the driver of the vehicle to pull over, but instead the vehicle swerved towards the SAPS vehicle and sped off. The vehicle was blocked in on the corner of Loop and Strand Street, Cape Town and the five suspects were arrested.
After searching the vehicle it was found that it was a rental vehicle fitted with false number plates. Inside the vehicle, the members found two banking key pads, two hand radios, and security caps and nametags of security and tourist guides badges, and bank cards of an individual staying in Greece. All suspects were detained at Cape Town Central SAPS, and are due to appear in the Cape Town Magistrates court today, Friday, 19 September 2025 for the mentioned charges.
In an unrelated incident, on Thursday, 18 September 2025 at about 01:20 during a self-driven operation members of Public Order Policing conducting stop and searches, and visible patrols in Freedom Park, Lost City. In Bayern Munich Street, the members saw a suspicious looking person in the street and stopped and searched him. He was arrested for possession of a prohibited firearm and illegal possession of ammunition, when found to be in possession of a zip gun. The 24-year-old suspect was detained at Mitchells Plain SAPS and will appear in court once charged.
Members attached to Operation Shanela II arrested a 28-year-old male for possession of a prohibited firearm on 18 September 2025 at 14:40 at Mnixi Drive, Browns Farm. The members were doing visible policing and stop and searches in the Browns Farm area when they saw a male who acted suspiciously when he saw them. They stopped and searched him and found him to be in possession of a firearm. The suspect will appear in the Athlone Magistrates court once charged.
Meanwhile, Lingelethu-West and Harare SAPS members conducted a cross-border operation and arrested a 37-year-old female for dealing in drugs. Members received information that drugs are being sold at a premises in Venola Street, Lingelethu-West.
They immediately operationalised the information and search the premises. The members found and confiscates an amount of 1200 heroin units, five ecstasy tablets, 50 units of dagga, and an undisclosed amount of cash believed to be the proceeds of crime. She will appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrates court today, Friday, 19 September 2025 for the mentioned charges
The members were patrolling in Cape Town when they noticed a silver Toyota Urban Cruiser which was allegedly used during several card scamming incidents in the Western Cape. Members indicated to the driver of the vehicle to pull over, but instead the vehicle swerved towards the SAPS vehicle and sped off. The vehicle was blocked in on the corner of Loop and Strand Street, Cape Town and the five suspects were arrested.
After searching the vehicle it was found that it was a rental vehicle fitted with false number plates. Inside the vehicle, the members found two banking key pads, two hand radios, and security caps and nametags of security and tourist guides badges, and bank cards of an individual staying in Greece. All suspects were detained at Cape Town Central SAPS, and are due to appear in the Cape Town Magistrates court today, Friday, 19 September 2025 for the mentioned charges.
In an unrelated incident, on Thursday, 18 September 2025 at about 01:20 during a self-driven operation members of Public Order Policing conducting stop and searches, and visible patrols in Freedom Park, Lost City. In Bayern Munich Street, the members saw a suspicious looking person in the street and stopped and searched him. He was arrested for possession of a prohibited firearm and illegal possession of ammunition, when found to be in possession of a zip gun. The 24-year-old suspect was detained at Mitchells Plain SAPS and will appear in court once charged.
Members attached to Operation Shanela II arrested a 28-year-old male for possession of a prohibited firearm on 18 September 2025 at 14:40 at Mnixi Drive, Browns Farm. The members were doing visible policing and stop and searches in the Browns Farm area when they saw a male who acted suspiciously when he saw them. They stopped and searched him and found him to be in possession of a firearm. The suspect will appear in the Athlone Magistrates court once charged.
Meanwhile, Lingelethu-West and Harare SAPS members conducted a cross-border operation and arrested a 37-year-old female for dealing in drugs. Members received information that drugs are being sold at a premises in Venola Street, Lingelethu-West.
They immediately operationalised the information and search the premises. The members found and confiscates an amount of 1200 heroin units, five ecstasy tablets, 50 units of dagga, and an undisclosed amount of cash believed to be the proceeds of crime. She will appear in the Khayelitsha Magistrates court today, Friday, 19 September 2025 for the mentioned charges