Overview
- The South African Police Service led a nationwide holiday operation that used roadblocks, high‑visibility patrols and targeted raids to disrupt crime hotspots.
- Liquor enforcement closed 532 unlicensed taverns and shebeens, while 773 people were arrested for selling alcohol without permits, led by KwaZulu‑Natal and Mpumalanga.
- Road‑safety checks recorded 1,419 drunk‑driving arrests, with the highest tallies in KwaZulu‑Natal, Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape.
- Drug‑possession arrests reached 1,744, concentrated in the Western Cape and KwaZulu‑Natal, according to police figures.
- Officers seized 132 illegal firearms, 1,097 rounds of ammunition and 747 other dangerous weapons, and the national commissioner praised members for removing tools of violence from the streets.