WESTERN CAPE – Concerted efforts by specialist detectives attached to the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual offences unit (FCS) based in George landed twelve suspects behind bars in connection with the commission of sexual offences which were perpetrated in George and surrounding Garden Route towns. The tracing operation was conducted from Wednesday, 23 March 2022 to Friday morning, 25 March 2022.
The tracing operation was aimed at the detection of known wanted suspects as well as those against whom a warrant for their arrest has been issued by the court.
Most of these suspects are still in police custody and are expected to appear in the George and Knysna Magistrate’s Court respectively on Monday, 28 March 2022. Two of the juveniles are currently in detention at youth and juvenile detention facility in George.
