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Cabinet has condemned the continued attacks and killings of police officers as not only barbaric – but also a threat to national security.
This follows a recent spate of attacks that saw seven police officers killed in two weeks in KwaZulu-Natal and in the Western Cape.
Addressing the media after this week’s Cabinet meeting, acting Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, said Cabinet had welcomed the arrests of suspects for the 28 February police killings.
“Members of the SAPS and other law-enforcement agencies, including private security companies, put their lives on the line daily to keep us safe; and they also deserve our support and protection,” said the Minister.
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National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, has lauded the police in the Western Cape for seizing cocaine valued at over R500 million from a fishing vessel on the Saldanha coast on Monday.
In a statement, the South African Police Service (SAPS) said the haul was made by detectives from the Organised Crime Narcotics Unit, working various tactical units, during an intelligence-driven operation to a fishing vessel.
In the vessel, police said, 973 blocks of compressed cocaine were discovered.
“The drugs, estimated to be worth R583 million, were found hidden in three compartments of the vessel,” Colonel Brenda Muridili said in the statement.