{"id":162182,"date":"2017-09-22T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/162182\/crime-hotspots-come-under-the-empds-spotlight\/"},"modified":"2017-09-23T14:28:30","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T12:28:30","slug":"crime-hotspots-come-under-the-empds-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/09\/22\/crime-hotspots-come-under-the-empds-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime hotspots come under the EMPD\u2019s spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

The EMPD Specialised Services, comprising the Drug Enforcement Unit, the K9 Unit, the Equestrian Unit and the SWAT Unit, targeted several identified crime hotspots in Germiston, last week.<\/p>\n

The units visited a number of areas throughout Germiston, with particular focus on the CBD, in an effort to ensure a safer environment for all.<\/p>

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\u201cSuspected drug dens and taverns in and around which most crimes occur were raided,\u201d said Chief Supt Wilfred Kgasago, spokesman for the EMPD.<\/p>\n

\u201cSix premises, five vehicles and 23 pedestrians were searched during the operation.\u201d<\/p>

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Dozens of people drinking in public were chased away from the intersection of F H Odendaal and President streets in the Germiston CBD, last Friday, during a special EMPD operation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The special operations commenced last Wednesday and officers arrested a 23-year-old foreign national who was found allegedly in possession of 30 packets of Kat and six packets of crystal meth with an estimated value of R8 000.<\/p>\n

\u201cHard cash amounting to R2 520, believed to be proceeds from selling drugs was confiscated from the suspect.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe suspect was detained at the Germiston Police Station,\u201d said Kgasago.<\/p>\n

The team conducted stop-and-searches and high visibility patrols, last Friday, between 6pm and midnight, throughout Germiston.<\/p>\n

Taverns and pubs visited included, Wadeffin, Genesis and Eyipilini.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the intersection of F H Odendaal and President streets, in an open space next to the new metro building, dozens of people drinking in public were chased away and our officers stayed on to ensure that the law-breakers did not come back,\u201d said Kgasago.<\/p>\n

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