CRIME SCENE: Delft, Cape Town: The South African Police Services (SAPS) successfully traced and arrested a suspect wanted for attempted murder.

Members of Operation Prosper and Samora Machel detectives conducted a tracing operation in the Delft area on Wednesday, 2 September 2026, where they searched for a suspect wanted in an attempted murder case which occurred in Samora Machel.

According to SAPS the members searched a premises in Hurricane Street where they found the 23-year-old suspect as well as a .38 Special revolver with ammunition hidden in the house.

Valhalla Park: Three suspects aged 53, 25 and 24-years were arrested in Saint Elias Avenue, where they were found allegedly stripping a stolen vehicle. 

The police followed up on information about a vehicle being stripped and found the suspects at the said address.

Khayelitsha: Operation Prosper members searched a premises at the Enkanini informal settlement and arrested a 26-year-old male when they found 100 small packets containing dagga, 50 dagga cigarettes and cash in the dwelling. He faces a charge of dealing in dagga.