Stolen goods confiscated in NC crackdown
THE NORTHERN Cape Provincial Organised Crime Investigation unit, Provincial Detectives, Frances Baard District detectives and Hartswater Crime Intelligence unit were involved in two operations in Jan Kempdorp and Hartswater involving the sale of stolen property.
The operations called "Profit" and "Phunya" involved several undercover agents who were involved in business transactions with eight suspects over an extended period of time.
Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Kock said the deputy provincial commissioner for Crime Detection, Major General Mmantsheke Lekhele, led the collective team which also included the Frances Baard District Commissioner, Major General Johan Bean and the Provincial Head for Organised Crime Investigations, Brigadier Johan Myburgh.
“The senior managers were at the forefront of the operations that netted eight suspects. The six men and two women were arrested in Jan Kempdorp, Hartswater and Kimberley with the assistance of Kimberley Public Order Policing unit, the K9 unit and members from the SAPS Legal Services.”
He added that the police confiscated an array of items, including generators, grinders, electrical drills, a pellet gun, flat screen televisions, a bicycle, meat saws, blowers and tyres with an approximate value of R85,000.
“The suspects who are aged between 27 and 73 will appear in the Hartswater and Jan Kempdorp magistrates courts on charges of dealing in stolen property and theft.”
Major General Lekhele commended the members for a well executed operation and also thanked the community for their assistance in this regard.
“The purchasing of stolen goods is a serious offence and police will ensure that markets for these activities are shut down during the coming Easter weekend and beyond,” he added.
