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The Khartoum State Security Affairs Committee, chaired by Governor Ahmed Osman Hamza, stood on the security reports and the efforts of the regular forces in securing the state and combating negative phenomena, amid an improvement in the criminal situation and a decrease in reports of traffic accidents.

Khartoum state media reported that the joint raft resulted in the arrest of 395 defendants, and the seizure of 256 electrical devices and 16 motorcycles, as well as quantities of drugs, and the forces were able to seize a network working in the arms trade.

The meeting reviewed the results of security campaigns carried out in the local market in Khartoum, specifically in the Golden Square, which resulted in the arrest of a number of foreigners and the seizure of loot and drugs, as well as the removal of market distortions. The committee directed to review the performance of the forces operating in the bases, and to strengthen the areas that are vulnerable to security in the localities of Jabal Awal, East Nile and Khartoum.

Regarding the criminal situation, the report showed that 3,259 reports were registered during the week, compared to 3,308 the previous week, a decrease of 49 reports.

In the traffic sector, the number of accidents decreased to 75 accidents during the week, compared to 90 accidents in the previous week, a decline of 19%, while a campaign targeting motorcycles, kickbacks and violating tactics resulted in the seizure of 531 motorcycles and 715 rickshaws and ticks.

The report pointed out that the Khartoum State Security Authority carried out security operations that resulted in the seizure of an arms trade network and another to falsify the logos of the application «bank», while the security cell carried out 20 operations resulted in the arrest of 22 defendants.

The committee praised the measures taken by the regular forces to arrest the accused in the attack on Egyptian truck drivers.

In the context of security measures, the Committee has decided to prohibit the holding of mass events without the permission of the competent authorities, with a view to preventing any security evasion, in addition to the decisions it has taken to ease the burden on citizens.