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Original Post Date: 2007-10-04 Time: 00:00:00 Posted By: Jan
By Lebogang Seale
It was billed as one of the biggest crime bust operations in Randburg involving a joint operation by members of the police, Joburg metro police, local security companies and the home Affairs department.
But in the end, the metro police snubbed it and only a handful of SAPS officers turned up, joined by guards from just one security company.
And although the crime operation was meant to crack down on and illegal immigrants in buildings, pub owners trading without permits and minibus taxis parking on public thoroughfares, only a few illegal immigrants were arrested.
| The abortive operation contrasted sharply with the big hype created earlier |
There was some solace for the cops though when they confiscated dozens of bottles of alcohol from a pub in June Avenue in the CBD after the owner failed to produce a valid operational licence.
It was also this pub, called Spinza, that gave a hint of the inner-city decadence threatening to spiral out of control in Randburg.
“Due to the massive complaints from the community and the SAPS, no prostitution will be allowed in this shop.
“Rather no prostitution will be practised in this shop. Failure to do so, the hands of the law will be upon you,” read one notice on the wall.
But as the law took its course, most of the curious onlookers around the premises, including residents of a nearby building, complained bitterly.
“Where shall we drink tonight? Come on guys, it’s month-end!” they yelled as the police loaded the crates of beer on to two vans.
In the meantime, other police officers paced up and down the building.
But because of their shortage of manpower, the police could not search for illegal weapons and drugs.
Instead, only eight illegal immigrants were arrested and seven traffic fines issued, according to the spokesperson at the Randburg police station, Inspector Hein van Heerden.
As it became clear that the operation was not going to yield any success, it was hastily called off.
This was despite the assurances by the police officers leading the operations earlier that “we could do with what we have”.
The abortive operation contrasted sharply with the big hype created earlier when a convoy of police, security companies and immigration officers made its way from the police station to the CBD.
Heerden said they were disappointed that officers from the Joburg Metro police failed to arrive, despite having received assurances that they would be part of the operation.
“We were quite disappointed that we didn’t have the support. We had expected to have a full string of police officers,” he said.
Johannesburg metro police spokesperson Edna Mamonyane said she was not aware of the problem and that they would be investigating the matter.