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The Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit has just been boosted by a new brigadier and nearly 50 additional officers. During the presentations on the province’s quarterly crime statistics on Thursday, Western Cape police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembisile Patekile revealed these much-needed additions to the policing force. The AGU was formed in November 2018 to combat violent gang-related activities and organised crime syndicates, reported News24.
Bolstering the anti-gang unit with more members is among the plans of police in the Western Cape to address what it has called an unsettling crime picture in the province, per SABC News: “We have got 200 members plus that we appointed at brigadier on operation Shanela to do high intense operations in hotspot areas within those stations.
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