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The 6 suspects arrested and bag of dagga, toy gun and other tools found on them in Lapland. |
Community members walking near the Golden Highway, Eldorado Park discovered the gruesome bodies of 5 men that were covered with gunshot wounds on Wednesday, 19 January.
“The circumstances surrounding the incident are unknown at this stage as police investigations continue,” said Provincial SAPS spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello
Colonel Sello was unable to confirm if the deceased are linked to any cable theft but explained it is something that will be followed up by their detectives teams.
Police are requesting any assistance from the public that could lead to the arrest of the suspects and assist in the investigation of the case to contact their nearest police station or Crime Stop Line at 08600 10111 alternatively anonymous tip-offs can be left on MySapsApp. All information received will be treated as strictly confidential.
While on Thursday 20 January, the Johannesburg District had Operation O Kae Moloa in the policing precint of Eldorado Park and Kliptown hotspot areas such “dumping site” or “lapland” was identified as a hotspot, and an operation targeted at reducing all forms of criminal activities deriving from the landfill was strategically planned for a week and other informal settlements.
The Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, Major General Mthombeni Tommy and Major General Mbuso Khumalo as and Johannesburg District CommissionerMajor General MaxMasha, led the operation with various Law Enforcement Agencies and Stakeholders.
“The successes of the operation yielded more than sixty (60) arrests for offences that include possession of drugs, operating second hand goods without a licence, possession of counterfeit goods, possession of stolen motor vehicle parts, tampering with essential infrastructure and illegal immigrants,” said SAPS Provincial spokesperson Colonel Mavela Masondo.
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| Police walking through the Emalahlene Informal Settlement in Nancefield. |
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