Nine suspects have been arrested following a series of searches in Delft as part of Operation Prosper, which consists of the South African National Defence Force, police and City law enforcement agencies.

The arrests were made in separate incidents in Rosendal and Delft South between Tuesday night and the early hours of Wednesday morning, after officers uncovered firearms, ammunition and various drugs, including tik, mandrax and cocaine.

According to police spokesperson Thembakazi Mpendukana, officers conducted stop-and-search operations across Delft over the past 24 hours.

In one incident in Cessna Street on Tuesday, a 25-year-old woman was arrested after officers allegedly found 29 grams of tik in her possession.

Police later moved to Heinkel Street, where a 29-year-old man was arrested after officers allegedly discovered 11 rounds of ammunition in his possession.

Later in Nielson Street, an 18-year-old man and woman were arrested after officers reportedly found three sachets of tik, seven mandrax tablets and seven ecstasy tablets during a search. Two women, aged 30 and 31, were also arrested in Auber Street after police allegedly found tik in their possession.

In separate incidents in the same area, a 34-year-old man was arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm, while another 30-year-old suspect was arrested for possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition in Aandblom Street.

During the early hours of Wednesday morning, police arrested another 34-year-old man after allegedly finding tik, 224 mandrax tablets and cash believed to be linked to drug dealing.

Mpendukana says the suspects are expected to appear in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court once formally charged.

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