The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) uncovered and shut down an illegal online gambling shop in Newlands, Randburg.
HOW JMPD UNCOVERED THE GAMBLING SHOP IN RANDBURG
JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla attributed the shutdown to the prompt action by the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) Operations who managed to uncover the illegal gambling spot in Newlands, Randburg.
“On Sunday, 21 May 2023, whilst on patrol officers noticed a shop at Long Road, in Newlands where there was a suspicious movement of people walking in and out. The officers suspected that something illegal was taking place at the shop.
The officers went inside the shop and found a room full of computers which displayed online gambling,” Fihla explained.
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OFFICER QUESTION THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE
He added that the JMPD officers approached the person in charge of the shop and requested the registration papers for the business and a license to operate.
“The manager failed to produce anything that legitimizes the business.”
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“A male and female suspect were arrested and charged with illegal gambling. They were detained at Florida SAPS. 95 computers were seized by the officers and they were booked in as evidence,” Fihla further explained.
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HOW THE JEWELLERY STORE WAS ROBBED BY THE SUSPECTS
Meanwhile, all five wanted jewellery store robbers who held up a shop at Savannah Mall in Polokwane, Limpopo last week were arrested.
Provincial Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba confirmed that members of SAPS Limpopo Tracking Team, Limpopo Murder and Robbery, Pietermaritzburg Highway Patrol, Magma Investigations, and Security and Willie K9 Security arrested five suspects aged between 25 and 35 for a business robbery incident that occurred in a jewellery store in Polokwane, Savannah Mall, on Friday 12 May 2023 at around 09h00.
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