Members of the South African Police Service are busy with Operation Gijima Tsotsi within the District. They focused on the monitoring of the Disaster Management Act Regulations as well as the compliance to the liquor act.
Members of Maletswai, Aliwal North visible Policing, DFOs all form part of the operation assisted by the Provincial Flash team.
Yesterday, 06 May 2021, the group performed duties around the jurisdiction of Aliwal North and Maletswai area.
Various liquor outlets were visited to check there compliance notices. One tavern was issued with a non-compliance notice and a j534 was issued.
The operation will continue over the District and will also include crime prevention activities such as Roadblocks and stop and search of vehicles and persons.
In Sterkspruit on 6 May 2021, members of Barkly East Mounted unit had also performed duties under Operation Gijima Tsotsi.
As the members were on duty, busy patroling the hot spot areas in Sterkspruit, they acted Swifty on Intelligence driven information.
A suspect, aged 23 years old, was arrested at Blom Lova Corner in Sterkspruit with drugs.
The suspect was arrested and detained at the local police station waiting for his appearance on Friday 07 May 2021.
The following successes were also reached during the operation:
1) 14 ziplock plastic bags containg crystal meth (tik)
2)16 ziplock plastic bags containing dagga.
3.)Five okapi knives
The acting District Commissioner Brig Rudolph Adolph commended the members on the various crime prevention activities at the start of the weekend.