An undocumented foreigner pretends to faint to avoid being arrested at a roadblock in Eden Park, Ekurhuleni. Photo by Happy Mnguni
THERE’S no running away from cops.
This was a lesson learnt by an undocumented foreigner when he saw cops, Community Police Forum (CPF) members and amaPanyaza at a roadblock in Eden Park, Ekurhuleni during Operation Shanela on Thursday, 19 December.
When cops called him to be searched, the undocumented foreigner ran for his dear life in an attempt to avoid being arrested. But he didn’t get too far before he was caught by the CPF.
The man even tried tricks and pretended to faint, but the CPF members didn’t buy his tricks. They carried him and he was loaded into a police van.
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The operation, which involved various law enforcement agencies and was led by Ekurhuleni district commissioner Major-General Anna Sithole, aimed to reduce crime in hotspot areas across the Ekurhuleni district.
“As a district, we realise that Eden Park has issues with crimes such as murder, assault common, robberies, car hijackings as well as business robberies.
Ekurhuleni district commissioner Major- General Anna Sithole checking cars during Operation Shanela. Photo by Happy Mnguni
“We decided that we must help the station commander bring their forces from the district and other stations so that we can be visible and help the station fight crime during this festive season,” said Sithole.
She said the operation started during the week and involved crime intelligence and working on addresses they were given by the community in terms of drugs.
Ekurhuleni Metro police officers stopping cars during the roadblock. Photo by Happy Mnguni
“Eden Park is one of the areas that has a challenge in relation to drug abuse and therefore we started the operation during the week and two suspects were arrested for possession of drugs,” said Sithole.
Police checking the engine number of a car during the roadblock. Photo by Happy Mnguni
She said four suspects were bust for dealing in dagga and one suspect was arrested for dealing in crystal meth.
Sithole said six undocumented foreigners were arrested at the roadblock and Metro cops issued 23 fines for vehicle compliance.
A taxi passenger being taken for a fingerprint test at the roadblock. Photo by Happy Mnguni
“Our detectives were also out looking for suspects on Wednesday, 18 December who were not yet still arrested. A total of 308 suspects were arrested, 200 for contact crimes, 30 were arrested for contact-related crimes, 13 for property crimes and 43 were arrested for other serious crimes, while 77 were arrested for gender-based violence,” said Sithole.
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