Pretoria - North West MEC for Public Safety Howard Yawa has warned motorists who flick headlights to warn other road users ahead of roadblocks and speed operations that they will be arrested.
Yawa said that motorists who commit the offence during zero tolerance festive season law enforcement operations will be summarily arrested for defeating the ends of justice.
"Those found in contravention will have to appear before a court of law as police and traffic officers are in terms of the law not empowered to issue fines for offences that fall within the serious offences category and or receive admissions of guilt," said Yawa.
Yawa, who was recently a part of a joint multipurpose roadblock that checked and screened 461 vehicles outside Potchefstroom on the N12, said the onslaught against crime and lawlessness will be intensified across the province.
During the roadblock, 25 illegal immigrants were arrested, 21 tickets were issued to road users for driving without licenses, 22 motorists for operating with unlicensed vehicles,15 for driving vehicles without operating licenses and failing to display number plates respectively.
The South African Revenue Service Customs, who were part of the multi sectoral integrated team that included the South African Police Service, Provincial Public Safety Traffic, Home Affairs Immigration Unit, and Tlokwe City Council Public Safety traffic and Emergency Medical Services, also checked 57 vehicles and seized fines for violation of custom regulations. 52 vehicles were also weighed and five fined for overloading.
The roadblocks commenced on October 1 as part of the Department of Transport's National Rolling Enforcement Plan and SAPS' When Duty Calls operations.
