Operation Shanela yields results for Sandton SAPS
SAPS members arrested suspects in Sandton and surrounds as part of Operation Shanela.
The Gauteng Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela, was joined by senior management of SAPS – and other law enforcement agencies – as he led the multidisciplinary Operation Shanela in Sandton on September 7.
Operation Shanela’s aim was to stamp the authority of Sandton’s policing utilities in their ceaseless fight against lawlessness in the area, as well as towards maximising police visibility.
According to South African Police Service spokesperson Captain Jeff Phora, 13 suspects were arrested on murder charges; two suspects were arrested on house-robbery charges; two suspects were arrested for hijacking (and other, undisclosed) charges; and a staggering 203 suspects were taken in on charges of assaults with the intention to cause grievous bodily harm (assault GBH).
“The operation focused on Sandton and the surrounding areas,” said Phora. “Please note that a total of 233 suspects were arrested during the operation. No one was injured or shot during the operation.”
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