KZN police nab 9 000 suspects in anti-crime operations
Over 9 000 suspects were nabbed across KwaZulu-Natal last month for various crimes.
The KZN SAPS says it carried out several multi-disciplinary operations in March to tackle the high levels of crime in the province.
The operations netted 9 169 suspects across all eleven districts.
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One-hundred-and-ninety-eight of them were wanted for murder, while 259 are accused of rape and 291 of robbery.
Others are facing theft, assault and drug-related charges.
Police say officers recovered 205 stolen vehicles and confiscated counterfeit goods, including cigarettes.
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Large quantities of drugs were also seized, with the haul including heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, crystal meth, and dagga.
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