Over 700 Suspected Gang Members Arrested in Cape Town
More than 700 suspected gang members have been arrested across Cape Town over the past seven months.
According to police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, the intensified operations have dealt a major blow to organised crime.
"We are seeing a lot of successes from the additional police officers deployed to prevent and combat gang related activity within the city of Cape Town. In the last 7 months, 722 gangsters have been arrested from various hotspot areas, like your Mitchells Plain, Mfuleni, Delft, Bishop Lavis."
The arrests follow the April deployment of nearly 1,000 additional officers into gang hotspots across the city.
Author's summary: Cape Town arrests over 700 suspected gang members.