Kimberley police nab 40 suspects in crackdown
They were detained for crimes including murder, rape, robbery, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and drug possession.
CAPE TOWN - Police in Kimberley and surrounding areas have made several arrests as part of safer festive season operations.
Almost 40 wanted suspects have been apprehended during a crackdown on Monday.
They were detained for crimes including murder, rape, robbery, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and drug possession.
The police's Serrgio Kock says that in a separate incident, police found a box containing drugs that were hidden inside a taxi travelling from Johannesburg to Kimberley.
"This was a great success but there was also a separate success with the SAPS provincial border policing unit seizing khat at the Indian tent in Kimberley. The members stopped a vehicle and searched it and then khat worth approximately R16,700. There were 334 khat plants inside this box."