9 000 suspects arrested in KZN in May
Over nine thousand suspects were banned for various crimes, including murder and rape, in KwaZulu-Natal last month.
The provincial police's Robert Netshuinda says there were 213 arrests linked to gender-based violence.
"A total of 2 620 suspects were arrested for contact crimes. One hundred and fifty-five of them were nabbed in connection with cases of murder, including a farm murder. One hundred and twenty-two more suspects were busted after they were linked with cases of attempted murder.
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"With murders committed with the use of firearms having shown signs of increase in the province, targeted operations at intelligence-identified areas were conducted and a total of 325 firearms, inclusive of 29 rifles and 19 shotguns, were removed from society in the month of May.
"Over 3 000 rounds of ammunition of various calibre were also recovered."
Nine of them were convicted, with the courts handing more than 11 life terms in May.
Netshuinda says about 1500 people were taken into custody for drug-related crimes and 34 for kidnapping.
