KIMBERLEY – During the week-long Operation Shanela, commencing on 23 September 2024, Northern Cape police, in collaboration with other Departments, including, Home Affairs, Health, Transport, Safety and Liaison, Social Development, Correctional Services, Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, SARS and Human Settlement, executed Operation Shanela with the focus on illegal firearms, contact crimes, specifically murder and rape, trio crimes, and aggravating robbery.
Disruptive actions were executed in high crime areas, which included roadblocks, vehicle checkpoints, high visibility patrols, compliance inspections, and stop and search actions.
These actions resulted in the arrest of 285 suspects for an array of crimes. This includes the arrest of 110 wanted suspects who were traced and apprehended by detectives for serious crimes such as business robbery, murder, rape and assault GBH.
A total of 5300 persons and 2950 vehicles were stopped and searched at roadblocks and vehicle check points.
Two unlicensed liquor outlets were closed during compliance inspections, and hundreds of litres of alcohol were confiscated and concoctions destroyed
A significant amount of drugs, including dagga, crystal meth and mandrax, was seized during search actions.
Efforts to combat crime will continue unabated to curb priority crimes throughout the province. Communities are encouraged to share valuable information that could lead to the arrest of perpetrators and to continue aiding the police by exposing criminals.
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