{"id":127971,"date":"2016-07-15T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/127971\/operation-targets-illegal-immigrants-and-illegal-taverns\/"},"modified":"2016-07-15T12:19:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T10:19:03","slug":"operation-targets-illegal-immigrants-and-illegal-taverns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/07\/15\/operation-targets-illegal-immigrants-and-illegal-taverns\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation targets illegal immigrants and illegal taverns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The EMPD were out in full force last Friday, as part of their Bumper to Bumper operation.<\/p>\n<p>Officers once again swooped on the Germiston CBD to clean-up the area of illegal tavern owners and undocumented people.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The special operation took place between 2pm and 10pm and 79 illegal immigrants, and one tavern owner operating illegally, were arrested.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127974\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/29GCNCRIMEUNDOMH3_91668.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-127974\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/29GCNCRIMEUNDOMH3_91668-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"This man allegedly swore at EMPD officers and resisted arrest when nabbed by an EMPD officer in the Germiston CBD, last Friday.  \u00a0\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/29GCNCRIMEUNDOMH3_91668-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/29GCNCRIMEUNDOMH3_91668-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/29GCNCRIMEUNDOMH3_91668.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This man allegedly swore at EMPD officers and resisted arrest when nabbed by an EMPD officer in the Germiston CBD, last Friday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMetro police officers fine-combed the buildings on Railway Street, Webber Road, Jack Street, President Street, Knox Street, Meyer Street and Victoria Street,\u201d said Lieut-Col Wilfred Kgasago, spokesman for the EMPD.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cUndocumented men and women from Uganda, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Somalia, Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo were arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127972\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/29GCNCRIMEUNDOMH2_01857.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-127972\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/29GCNCRIMEUNDOMH2_01857-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"An EMPD officer holds onto one of the arrested undocumented people after he tried to run from the metro police.\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/29GCNCRIMEUNDOMH2_01857-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/29GCNCRIMEUNDOMH2_01857-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/07\/29GCNCRIMEUNDOMH2_01857.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An EMPD officer holds onto one of the arrested undocumented people after he tried to run from the metro police.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A 46-year-old illegal tavern owner was apprehended in Webber Road and 30 cases of beer, 19 bottles of spirits and two dozen bottles of wine were seized.<\/p>\n<p>All the arrested suspects were detained at the Germiston Police Station and were expected to appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court last Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/127911\/illegal-hawkers-flee-from-empd\/\" target=\"_blank\">Illegal hawkers flee from EMPD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/127441\/young-woman-demands-ransom-for-herself\/\" target=\"_blank\">Young woman demands ransom for herself<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' 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