South African authorities detained more than 16,000 people between Monday, October 20, and Sunday, October 26, as part of holiday crime prevention efforts. Officers recovered 158 illegal guns and seized contraband worth 29.6 million rand while arresting 2,713 fugitives wanted for murder and robbery. The nationwide sweep captured 227 rape suspects and 2,001 people possessing drugs.
Police killed three suspected kidnappers on Thursday, October 24, after a shootout near Johannesburg university grounds. Two other suspects died on Sunday, October 20, when officers raided a Durban hostel searching for a carjacking fugitive. Authorities confiscated counterfeit merchandise valued at 8 million rand on Wednesday, October 23, in Cape Town suburbs and recovered 65 stolen vehicles across provinces.
Police killed three suspected kidnappers on Thursday, October 24, after a shootout near Johannesburg university grounds. Two other suspects died on Sunday, October 20, when officers raided a Durban hostel searching for a carjacking fugitive. Authorities confiscated counterfeit merchandise valued at 8 million rand on Wednesday, October 23, in Cape Town suburbs and recovered 65 stolen vehicles across provinces.
