The Western Cape police have deployed 58 new vehicles for operational duties in the province.
The Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Thembisile Patekile handed the keys of the vehicles over to Cluster Commanders at a launch ceremony on Thursday.
Major General Thembisile Patekile said that these resources are meant to protect and serve the people of this province.
He said the vehicles would be spread across the province to and some would be used in the incoming and outgoing routes to the province.
“The routes in and out of the province are used for a lot of things like gun and drug smuggling into the province and also there are criminals that are trying to escape the province and those coming in using these routes,” he said.
Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz said the new vehicles would bolster crime fighting efforts.
#sapsWC The Western Cape police have deployed 58 new vehicles for operational duties in the province. The Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Thembisile Patekile handed the keys of the vehicles over to Cluster Commanders at a launch ceremony today. ML pic.twitter.com/rKQIZcWKva
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