Super Roadblocks

[Alkemac]

Super roadblocks on the way
October 20 2010 at 11:15am

Super roadblocks are on the way.
This festive season not only drivers but passengers too are to be checked. And not only the police but a host of other agencies are to man the roadblocks.
Tax dodgers, maintenance evaders, fugitives of any type or anyone transporting illegal and dangerous goods on South African roads, among others, should brace themselves for a hard time, national police commissioner General Bheki Cele has warned.
This was because “multi-disciplinary” roadblocks featuring “highly specialised groups” such as the South African Revenue Service (SARS), Home Affairs and Customs and Excise would be held countrywide from December 4.
Cele said in Parliament on Friday that in implementing new strategies to improve their service to the community, the police would join forces with nine departments, including SARS, Home Affairs and Customs and Excise in the rollout of a roadblock strategy.
Cele warned tax evaders, unlicensed drivers and anyone with anything to hide from Home Affairs or Customs to beware.
Although government officials would not be drawn into details of the plan, the Cape Times learned that it would be officially launched in Gauteng, early next month.
This was confirmed by national police spokesman Vish Naidoo on Tuesday.
The Cape Times has learned that even nature conservation officials would be in the roadblocks, watching out for people transporting endangered species.
Customs and Excise officials would be keeping an eye on illegal transportation of goods while the Home Affairs Department would tackle illegal immigrants and other dodgy travellers.
Reacting to the new strategy on Eye Witness News’s website on Tuesday, Gareth Newham of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in Pretoria said it was “unusual”.
“The concept is not completely new that there is an increase in roadblocks for the month of December. What is of interest is to target tax dodgers and illegal immigrants,” he said.
Newham said authorised people from the department would have to be at the roadblocks to do the checks but said he was not sure how they would implement the process.
“The passengers of the vehicle would be affected. If they do not have their ID documents, fingerprint identification will be used to identify the person and if there are any outstanding issues.”.
Whether it would be mandatory for the driver to have his fingerprints taken, was another one of Newham’s questions.
He said a flag would be raised if the driver did not want to have their fingerprints checked.
Meanwhile, Transport MEC Robin Carlisle said on Tuesday that he was aware of the planned December roadblocks but had not yet seen the special operations plans.
Carlisle said Transport Minister Sbu Ndebele had in recent months spoken about drawing forces together to ensure the maximum use of roadblocks.
“We will be full partners in (the December roadblocks),” Carlisle said.
The involvement in roadblocks of highly specialised groups like SARS, which had emergency vehicles and officials with powers of arrest, would also help the province in its targeting of people who caused road fatalities, he added.
Carlisle said with about 20 additional vehicles and about 50 law enforcement officials, having SARS in a roadblock was ideal.
He said the roadblocks would include the usual traffic checks for driver’s licences, drunk driving, roadworthiness and overloading.
However, he cautioned: “We have to make sure we don’t go over the top and create congestion at the roadblocks.”
Traffic chief Kenny Africa told the Cape Times the roadblocks would be launched by the police in the Western Cape on December 5. - Cape Times
luvuyo.mjekula@inl.co.za

[Morph]

Oh Sh!t,

and I missed those two payments for the latest Farmer's Weekly, swimsuit edition. Run...hide...........

[Tumbleweed]

Wadaloakak.

Can't get reponse with normal policing- no van. Car thieves, unworthy/ overloaded and drunk school lighties wait till 16h00 when traffic cops knock off.

Had a SAP delegation come ask for something for lunch. I said arrest the rubbish boozing and urinating in public, arrest the dvd and rolex sellers in the car park, the loiterers watching the atm hussling for change and they said new policy since world cup is not to lock any petty crime and as long as drunk is no danger to himself or other cars, he has rights to do what he wants.

How can they take bribes in front of the SARS?

[Alkemac]

dont say you werent warned...

[Arnulf]

How can they take bribes in front of the SARS?

I suppose they have to declare the bribes as taxable income.

[whirly]

Watch them puck this one up completely!!

Whirly.

[Boet]

Mmmm. Methinks I`d rather be flying....... OR staying at home!! Fkkers Hulle skrik op al die verkeerde plekke wakker.

[Tumbleweed]

Doing an army camp, pre Chrismas, supported the SAP at a Friday roadblock. All the okes looking pissed had to pull off and 'sober up' or call for a lift. Next thing all the okes on the roadside start socialising, phone for booze and wors and led to a seriously festive party.

Those were the days.

[topflight]

Klomp bliks@ms!!! Why don't they rather go and spend their time on the streets where the real criminals are operating...they are probably afraid of them. Now they are going to waste my time and I am going to get the bliks@m in and end up in jail

[Blue Max]

Louter K@k.
Die arme wetters kry nie gedoen wat hulle veronderstel is om te doen nie en nou soek hulle nog ander maniere om meeeer bribe geld in te kry vir xmas.
Plaas dat die spietkops die paaie begin herstel en die polisie al die donners wie ons reviere so bemors arresteer.
Die hele land le besaai van gemors wat nie opgetel word nie, plaas dat die owerhede plan maak om dit op te ruim.

[topflight]

Die hele land le besaai van gemors wat nie opgetel word nie, plaas dat die owerhede plan maak om dit op te ruim.

Dit is die klomp wat ons vakansie wil befoeter wat so mors as hulle die heeldag met hulle duk pense langs die pad sit en KFC vreet.

[nicow]

Ek sal maar die vakansie drink,en my vrou kan maar bestuur....