Overview
- Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit officers arrested three suspects during weekend warrant raids in Manenberg, Athlone and Mitchells Plain.
- The suspects, aged 28, 36 and 38, face murder, attempted murder, illegal firearm possession and contraventions of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act.
- The cases include a 3 December fatal shooting outside the Athlone Magistrate’s Court and a near‑by wounding in Kew Town, with probes also linked to earlier incidents dating to 2017.
- All three are expected to appear in Athlone and Mitchell’s Plain courts on Monday, 29 December, as investigators signal that additional charges could follow.
- SAPS says targeted hotspot operations with partner agencies continue to seize illegal guns, supported by the recent deployment of about 450 newly trained constables.