1,113 persons arrested by police in Western Province

September 21, 2020 08:25 am

A total of 1,113 individuals have been arrested over various offences during a special police operation in the Western Province.

Police said that among them are 685 suspects arrested for drug related offences and 424 were arrested on pending warrants.

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