CRIME SCENE: Cape Town: The police have made further inroads in tackling crime, with Operation Prosper members seizing an imitation firearm, ammunition, and drugs during intelligence‑driven operations on Wednesday, 7 October 2026.

In Surrey Estate, Manenberg, officers searched a targeted premises and confiscated an imitation firearm along with 52 rounds of ammunition. A 24‑year‑old man was arrested for illegal possession of ammunition and an imitation firearm. 

In Queen Guinevere, Camelot, police arrested a 26‑year‑old man after discovering 50 mandrax tablets inside a house. He faces charges of drug possession.

In Shire Street, Mfuleni, officers followed up on information about drugs at a residence. A search uncovered 15 packets of Tik, two and a half mandrax tablets, and 16 packets of cocaine. A 45‑year‑old man was arrested for drug possession.