{"id":256240,"date":"2020-05-06T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T04:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=256240"},"modified":"2020-05-05T14:01:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T12:01:20","slug":"law-enforcement-works-together-to-keep-the-streets-safe-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/05\/06\/law-enforcement-works-together-to-keep-the-streets-safe-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Law enforcement works together to keep the streets safe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officers from the Katlehong Police Station, members of the EMPD and members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) were deployed to the streets of Katlehong last Thursday as part of Operation Okae Molao.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/251798\/men-nabbed-for-selling-cigarettes-worth-r100-000-illegally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Men nabbed for selling cigarettes worth R100 000 illegally<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The focus of the operation was to target those contravening the Disaster Management Act (Covid-19 Act).<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Twelve suspects were arrested and charged with contravening the Act.<\/p>\n<p>While another suspect was arrested on the suspicion of being an illegal immigrant.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Two gambling machines, hair salon products, cigarettes and snuff were seized by officers during the operation.<\/p>\n<h4>ALSO READ:\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/232111\/alleged-drug-peddler-caught-at-germiston-taxi-rank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alleged drug peddler caught at Germiston Taxi Rank<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Police also took time to educate the community about the Covid-19 pandemic with special 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