In the Weekly High Density #OperationShanela2, police in the North West apprehended a total of 898 suspects for different crimes and seized items that included 67 rounds of ammunition, 10 cellular phones, liquor and tobacco products. The arrested suspects among others, included 66 for possession of drugs, 22 for illegal dealing in liquor, 111 for assault with the intent to do previous bodily harm, 67 for common assault, 32 for burglary and 15 for driving under the influence of alcohol of drugs.
The operations, led by the District Commissioners, were conducted between Monday, 18 August 2025 and Sunday, 24 August 2025. Out of the 898 arrested suspects, 430 were arrested by the Detectives as those on the circulated wanted suspects’ lists, they included 5 for murder, 5 for house robbery, 27 for rape and 147 for assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm.
In addition, 41 illegal immigrants were arrested for being in the country in contravention of the Immigration Act.
The Vala Umgodi team arrested a further 46 illegal immigrants, 1 person for unlawful possession of ammunition. Furthermore, an employer was issued with a fine for employing an illegal immigrant.
Through Joint law enforcement compliance inspections to enforce the provisions of the Liquor and Second-Hand Goods Acts, 21 unlicensed Liquor outlets (shebeens) were closed and more than 4300 litres of liquor were confiscated.
Disruptive operations conducted in Klerksdorp, Potchefstroom and Ikageng between on Monday, 18 and Wednesday, 20 August 2025, by the Provincial Commercial Crime Investigation Unit (CCIU) and Crime Intelligence members in conjunction with the South African Revenue (SARS)’s Customs officials, to enforce the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, (Act No. 91 of 1964), with focus on illicit cigarettes and alcohol, yielded positive results. Items worth R 236 740.00 were confiscated.
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