By OBAKENG MAJE
More than 800 suspects were arrested during Operation Shanela across North West. The North West police spokesperson, Captain Sam Tselanyane said the arrests were effected through the execution of several actions, which included stop and searches, roadblocks, vehicle checkpoints, visiting and inspecting of licensed liquor premises, second-hand goods dealers, tracing of wanted suspects and many others.
“Operation Shanela to prevent and combat crime has proved to be gaining momentum with the arrest of 849 suspects on various crimes including among others, dealing in drugs, business robberies, murder, attempted murder, and rape.
“This includes crimes such as sexual assault, assaults, fraud, and burglaries. This was executed between Thursday and Sunday. The arrest included 119 undocumented persons and eight wanted persons,” he said.
According to Tselanyane, during the operations, police confiscated 467 litres of liquor, four firearms 13 ammunition, 14 cellular phones, copper cables, and drugs. He added that all the arrested suspects are expected to make their court appearances in different courts after they have been charged.
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