Tshwane police arrest 381 suspects during Operation Shanela
Police and partners searched over 2 400 people, eight premises and 277 vehicles during the operation.
SAPS and its partners have arrested 381 people during the recent Operation Shanela held in Sinoville and Kameeldrift.
The operation consisted of high-visibility patrols at crime hotspots, roadblocks, business compliance inspections and raids on illegal liquor outlets.
Other role players in the operation included the departments of Home Affairs and Labour, the Gauteng Traffic Department, TMPD, health inspectors, Tracker, crime prevention wardens, CPFs from respective stations, councillors and other SAPS members from around the metro.
Police arrested 63 undocumented immigrants, who will undergo deportation proceedings once legal matters are finalised.
The Department of Labour inspected five businesses and issued four of them with contravention notices.
Tshwane detective teams apprehended 316 suspects for various offences. Of them, 75 were arrested for involvement in gender-based violence (GBV) cases, while one was charged with murder, another with attempted murder and five with armed robbery.
“Three uniformed groups, comprising two tactical teams and a roadblock group, were tasked to police the areas of Sinoville and Kameeldrift. The tactical groups inspected 11 liquor premises, with two of them being not compliant with the Liquor Act. Thousands of litres of liquor and two deep freezers were confiscated and will be destroyed upon finalisation of the case,” said Tshwane police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Johan van Dyk.
“One suspect found himself behind bars after he was found in possession of suspected stolen copper and could not give a reasonable explanation of how he got the copper,” said Van Dyk.
In total, police searched eight premises, 2 405 people and 277 vehicles.
Of the vehicles, 14 were tested to ensure they were not stolen and 256 Aarto infringement notices totalling R126 250 were issued to motorists for road contraventions.
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