Altogether 305 residents of the North West province spent the early hours of 2021 behind bars – the majority of them for contraventions of the lockdown regulations. The police continued the “Safer Festive Season” operations in the province between Thursday and the early hours of Friday, nabbing 305 suspects for different crimes. ALSO READ: Almost 500 held in Limpopo for not complying with level 3 Covid-19 rulesMokgwabone said the provincial commissioner of North West, Lieutenant-General Sello Kwena, commended the law enforcement officials for their commitment and positive response to the call to ensure the wellbeing of the community by putting behind bars those who transgress the law. Kwena said that the operations will continue, “…to tighten the grip on crime”. News24 WireFor more news your way, download The Citizen’s app for iOS and Android.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 01, 2021 14:48 UTC