CAPE TOWN – Members of the Bishop Lavis Crime Prevention Unit and Operation Lockdown III searched a premises in the 8th Avenue informal settlement, Valhalla Park, following information they received about drugs at a premises, on Saturday, 08 November 2025.
The members searched the informal dwelling and found a consignment of drugs and an undisclosed amount of cash. A 48-year-old female was arrested for dealing in drugs and will appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court once she has been charged.
In an unrelated matter, members of Operation Lockdown III and a private security company, arrested nine suspects for the possession of presumed stolen property in Somerset West on Saturday, 08 November 2025.
The members followed up information about vehicles which are enroute from Montague Gardens to Somerset West transporting boxes of alcohol. The vehicles were followed to the storage facility where the suspects were arrested. The vehicles used in the commission of the offence were also confiscated. The estimated value of the alcohol is R3, 8 million.
The suspects, aged between 22 and 47, will appear before Somerset West Magistrate’s Court once they have been charged.
Suspects face charges for the possession of drugs and presumed stolen propertyhttps://t.co/GmD06COlV9#ArriveAlive #Crime @SAPoliceService pic.twitter.com/oPNlpKX764
– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) November 9, 2025
