Limpopo police have arrested 28 suspects during a high-intensity multi-disciplinary operation in the Polokwane policing area.
The operation, dubbed Operation Retshepeng, was led by Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Jan Petrus Scheepers and senior police officials.
Police conducted stop-and-search operations, vehicle searches, patrols, premises searches and compliance inspections at liquor outlets.
According to SAPS, 20 suspects were arrested for allegedly being in the country illegally.
Seven suspects were arrested for various other offences, including the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, suspected stolen property, housebreaking implements, illegal liquor sales and possession of a dangerous weapon.
Police say four firearms, 23 rounds of ammunition, 2.56 kilograms of dagga and an Okapi knife were among the items seized.
They also confiscated 43 bottles of alcohol, 25 empty crates and 300 empty bottles, while one shebeen was closed.
The operation involved SAPS and other law enforcement and security stakeholders, including the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism, Home Affairs and Ithuba Private Security.
The arrested suspects are expected to appear in various Magistrates’ Courts.
