As high-density operations are continuing throughout the District, police are working tirelessly in reducing the generators of contact crimes, through confiscating illegal firearms, drugs and closing of illegal taverns.
Last night, members of the Ethekwini District, National Intervention Unit, K9 Unit and Metropolitan Police conducted operations within the Point, Durban Central, Umlazi, Sydenham and Marianhill policing areas.
Whilst patrolling the CBD, police officers stopped a foreign national and requested documentation to verify his status. The man did not have any documents on him and requested the police to accompany him to a bottle store in Point area.
Upon entering the manager’s office at the bottle store, another foreign national male was found counting money valued to approximately R110 000. Police officers also found 379 pink and white capsules believed to be Ecstasy, with a street value of R22 740. Also found in his office were 32 cellphones, three lap tops, three tablets and three passports. The 36-year-old was immediately arrested and detained at Point SAPS for possession of drugs and possession of stolen property.
Other successes during the operation, were the seizure of four gas guns, the detention of six undocumented foreign nationals, and confiscation of 98 cartons of illicit cigarettes as well as 56 bylaw and traffic fines issued. An arrest made for contravention of the Second Goods Act as well as two illegal taverns shut down. A 9mm firearm with six 9mm rounds of ammunition was also found abandoned.