PATI KOM VIR JOU

Patekile says cops are now targeting gangs’ dik dinge

- BY LILITA GCWABE

FINAL MISSION: Thembiisile Patekile

(FORCE: SANDF soldiers patrol in Mitchells Plain)

OPERATION Prosper is shifting gears innie Mother City, with Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile saying they are about to hunt gang bosses.

Patekile warned the dik dinge on Wednesday, saying they are moving into a more targeted anti-gang phase focused on gang leaders, extortion syndicates and organised crime financiers operating across the Cape Flats.

Patekile made the remarks during Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s oversight visit to gang-affected communities including Tafelsig, Lentegeur and Gugulethu.

Mashatile was joined by senior police leadership, SANDF members and deputy ministers during the visit aimed at assessing progress made under Operation Prosper.