CRIME SCENE: Mitchells Plain, Cape Town: The South African Police Service (SAPS) upped their fight against crime when they made use of technology to arrest a murder suspect.

In the early hours of Saturday morning, 30 May 2026, the Anti-Gang and Drone Units, in conjunction with the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) conducted an intelligence driven operation in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, focusing on the ongoing gang conflict in the area.

They arrested a 35-year-old man for two murders and two attempted murders relating to an incident in May 2026 at a premises in Linda Way Tafelsig. The members also conducted a search at his premises and recovered a 12 Bore Escort shotgun, four 12 Bore rounds and 17 rifle rounds. A charge of illegal possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition will be added to the murder and attempted murder charges.

BONTEHEUWEL: On Friday 29 May 2026, the police reacted to a complaint of two suspects walking around with firearms in their possession in the vicinity of Bramble and Bracken Streets in Bonteheuwel.

Information led them to an address in Brisbane Street, where they found the two men. One suspect was sitting on top of a firearm on the bed. A 41-year-old male was arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.