🚨 𝗞𝗭𝗡 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡: 𝟭𝟵 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗔 𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬, 𝟭𝟬 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗗𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗦, 𝟭 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗨𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗗𝗥𝗨𝗡𝗞-𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦!
30 suspects arrested in just five days as nationally deployed SAPS Public Order Police officers intensify stop-and-search operations across Durban CBD, KwaMashu, Umbilo and surrounding areas.
According to KwaZulu-Natal police, the arrests include:
* 19 people arrested for being in South Africa illegally.
* 10 suspects arrested for drug possession and dealing.
* 1 suspect arrested for alleged possession of an unlicensed firearm, discharging a firearm in public and driving under the influence of alcohol.
The firearm-related arrest took place on Che Guevara Road in Umbilo.
Of the 10 suspects arrested for drug-related offences, nine are South African nationals, while one is a foreign national from a West African country.
The suspects, aged between 36 and 51, were arrested during operations conducted from 9 to 13 November 2026.
Police confirmed that some suspects have already appeared before various courts, while others are expected to make their first appearances on Monday, 16 November 2026.
The operation forms part of a national deployment to reinforce KwaZulu-Natal police efforts to maintain public order.


