75 nabbed in crime blitz
2008-07-06 18:22
East London - Seventy-five people were arrested during a crime combating operation in East London, Eastern Cape police said on Sunday.
Superintendent Mtati Tana said three of those arrested were members of a notorious burglary gang in the Leaches Bay area on Saturday.
"They committed a string of robberies in the area."
Others were arrested for crimes ranging from attempted murder, theft, assault, and drug possession to drunken and disorderly behaviour.
They are expected to appear in East London Magistrate's Court on Monday.
- SAPA