The arrest came after law enforcement officers, including the army, conducted Operation Okae Molao in Kenilworth, Booysens and Nasrec.
A man who was arrested for being in possession of an SA National Defence Force jacket was among 617 people taken into custody in Gauteng for various offences on Thursday morning.
The suspect claimed he had purchased the jacket from people who were selling military regalia in his neighbourhood.
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