Member of syndicate nabbed 

Rustenburg – The partnership between Rustenburg Police and Bojanala Crime Unit (BCU) is proving vital in the fight against crime.

 
On Monday 7 October, a suspect from Rustenburg North, was arrested for the possession of drugs. He was carrying 58 packets of nyaope and R1,580 in his pockets. Information received from the community about his suspicious activities at the main bus station in Rustenburg, enabled the police to arrest him.      

Initial investigations suggest that the suspect is a member of a crime syndicate operating in the Rustenburg central business district. 

Police spokesperson sergeant Ofentse Mokgadi said: “A second case was opened against the culprint after he was found in possession of dagga while inside the cells.” 

In another unrelated incident, a man accused of being involved in housebreaking and robbery was arrested on Tuesday 8 October.

Acting on a tip-off, the police managed to apprehend the suspect and link him with an incident in which five speakers, a cellular phone and other items worth R8,745 were stolen. Some of the stolen items have been recovered and police are still investigating the case.