Cops bust booze-fuelled party in Vanderbijlpark, arrest hundreds more across Gauteng

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These included a booze-fuelled party and illegal mining. 
The arrested suspects will appear in various magistrate's courts on Monday.
Police have arrested hundreds of suspects across Gauteng for a variety of crimes - from attending a booze-fuelled party past curfew, to illegal mining and transporting booze and illicit cigarettes.
Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, joined by a number of officials, led the O Kae Molao operations in Vanderbijlpark over the weekend.
More than 115 suspects were arrested at a roadblock, with seven motor vehicles impounded and drugs and firearms seized by officers.
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Police then obtained information about people having a party in Vanderbijlpark, pounced on the identified house and found more than 30 people drinking alcohol at about midnight, not adhering to the curfew as stipulated by the Disaster Management Act. More than 58 suspects were arrested in the West Rand for also contravening the Act.

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