Cape anti-gang unit arrests four suspects and seizes drugs and firearm in raid

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Cape anti-gang unit arrests four suspects and seizes drugs and firearm in raid
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“The unrelenting efforts of the Unit are commended by SAPS management in creating safety within Cape Town communities,” Potelwa added.

On Friday, members of the unit seized a firearm and large quantities of drugs, culminating in the arrest of four suspects, during raids on two residences in the Cape Town suburb of Plumstead, it said.

“In a targeted raid, AGU members with much-needed intelligence pounced on two residences in Plumstead. In one dwelling in Normandly Village, police members arrested three suspects aged 33, 35 and 36 for possession of a prohibited firearm, ammunition and dealing in drugs,” police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said.

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