GAUTENG LAW ENFORCEMENT ARREST 283 SUSPECTS @KASIBCNEWS 

The Gauteng Traffic Police (GTP), in collaboration with the Gauteng Traffic Wardens (GTWs) and the South African Police Service (SAPS), executed a series of high-density crime-fighting operations this past weekend, leading to the arrest of over 283 suspects across Gauteng. 

The arrests, made between Friday, 28 February and Sunday, 2 March 2025, are part of the provincial government’s Integrated Crime Prevention Plan, aimed at dismantling criminal networks and reclaiming communities from lawlessness. From drunk driving and drug possession to illegal mining and business robbery, law enforcement agencies tackled crime head-on, ensuring that offenders were brought to book. 

These arrests come after the operations which took place across the five regions of Gauteng. The City of Johannesburg with twenty arrests (20) for driving under the influence of alcohol, public drinking, undocumented persons and possession of drugs amongst other cases. 

Seven hundred and fifty (750) people and two hundred and fifty-five (255) vehicles were searched in the city. The City of Ekurhuleni yielded eighty-three (83) arrests for undocumented persons, selling liquor without license, possession of drugs, drinking and driving, public drinking, common assault, assault GBH, police interference, dealing in dagga, smoking dagga in public, possession of substance suspected to be drugs and rape. Moreover, eight hundred and ninety-three (893) people and three hundred and nine (309) vehicles were searched. 

While the City of Tshwane yielded seventy-nine (79) arrests for undocumented persons and public drinking, dealing with dagga, assault GBH, selling liquor without a license, possession of drugs and reckless and negligent driving. 

The West Rand District Municipality saw the arrest fifty-three (53) suspects arrested for public unrest, possession of drugs, possession of suspected drugs, illegal mining, drunk driving, business robbery, and undocumented persons amongst other things. 

Sedibeng District Municipality yielded forty-eight (48) arrests for drinking and driving, possession of drugs, illegal cigarettes and undocumented persons amongst other things. One thousand and eighty-seven (1087) and three hundred and sixty-three (363) people were searched in the Southern region. 

“The Gauteng Traffic Police commends the arrests made by the law enforcement officials during the weekend long operations. 

Crime patterns such as drunk driving, public drinking, domestic violence and drug dealing tend to increase during this time, hence it is crucial for law enforcement officials to collaborate, and end prevent these incidents. Law enforcement Agencies will not tolerate any lawlessness; hence these operations will continue throughout the province,” said the Gauteng Traffic Police spokesperson, Mr Sello Maremane.