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The City of Cape Town’s law enforcement officers were able to arrest more than 80 suspects in the past week, for various offenses.

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According to the Western Cape Community Safety Department, the City’s LEAP officers arrested 47 suspects for possession of illegal drugs. Twelve were arrested for being in possession of illegal firearms, 5 for possession of illegal ammunition, and four people were arrested for possession of counterfeit or imitation firearms. Two suspects were arrested for trading in liquor without a license  and one suspect was arrested for hijacking a vehicle.

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