JOHANNESBURG – At least two people have been arrested in Westbury following the deployment of the South African National Defence Force on Wednesday.
In an intelligence driven operation, the army searched numerous apartments, top to bottom, even moving furniture around in attempts to find contraband.
At the weekend, community members again called for army deployment, saying they were tired of drugs and gang related violence.
This after five people were attacked, resulting in two people being killed and several others, including a 15-month-old baby, being injured.
During his State of the Nation address in February, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the deployment of the army, targeting gang hotspots in the Western Cape and illegal mining activities in Gauteng, Eastern Cape, and Free State.