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While on patrol on 8 April at 04:05, Constable Aiden Smit and two colleagues pursued a suspect on foot. When he was caught, Smit found a quantity of dagga on the suspect and arrested him. Jakobus Swart of De Rand has already appeared in court in connection with the incident.

On 18 April at 20:15 a member of the US Protection Services apprehended a man acting supiciously in Ryneveld Street. When the official found tik on the suspect, he called the police who took him into custody. Jonathan Dirks (24) of Cloetesville has already appeared in court.

On 19 April at 23:05, Const. Kolton Maarman, while on routine patrol in Kromrivier Street, stopped two persons on a bicycle acting suspiciously. When he found a sword still housed in its scabbard, and no satisfactory answer could be given as to where they had found it, Maarman arrested one of them on a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon. Shaun Williams (28) of Ida's Valley had already appeared in court in connection with the incident.

On the same day, another security official's suspicions were raised when he saw a drunk man get off the train at Muldersvlei Station. When he found the man asleep a little while later, he searched him and found packets of dagga in his socks and underpants and called the police. They arrested Desmond Koopman (48) who has already appeared in court.

When on 25 April, Cloetesville police received information about an unlicenced firarm, Insp. Jan Mouton and some of his col?leagues went to a Wendy house in Primrose Street. They found a 12 gauge shotgun and 11 rounds of ammunition and arrested Michael? Arendse (35) for the possession of an unlicenced firearm. He has already appeared in court.

While still on patrol that week?end, the officers saw a man throw?ing something on to the roof of the four-storey block of flats in Kloof Street.

They got the fire brigade to retrieve the object and found it to be an unlicenced revolver. Brandon Africa (24), who was arrested and has already appeared in court in connection with the incident.

Insp. Bernard Adams of Cloetesville SAPS said the police regard any firearm trangression in a very serious light.

'We really appreciate the co-operation of the public. Firearms are dangerous. Transgressors of the Firearm Act should expect no mercy,' Adams said.