Operation Shanela nabs 1032 suspects

Over 1000 suspects have been arrested through Operation Shanela II efforts in the Free State in the past week.

This is as the Multi-sectoral Integrated forces in the Free State Provincial Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure [ProvJOINTS], including the South African Police Service and other law enforcement agencies, nabbed 1 032 suspects for various offences.

These include nine suspects for murder, 39 for attempted murder, 32 for rape, one for attempted rape and 165 for assault causing grievous bodily harm (GBH), three for business robbery, one for house robbery, nine for burglary at business premises, 48 for malicious damage to property, and 49 for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

The high-density operations were conducted across all five districts of the Free State.

During the operations, the team executed various operational concepts which included the searching of 498 premises, 48 556 persons and 13 576 vehicles, 940 stop and search actions, 338 tracking operations by tracking teams, 403 high visibility patrols, 214 vehicle check points (VCPs), 16 roadblocks, 4 811 patrols, 196 tracing operations of wanted suspects by detectives and the closure of 14 unlicensed liquor premises.

In addition, compliance inspections were conducted at  570 licensed liquor premises, 154 second-hand dealers and 71 scrapyards and recyclers, among others.

“Planned Safer Festive Season Operation Shanela II policing actions will continue to be carried out in areas of concern and identified crime hotspot areas in Fezile Dabi District, Lejweleputswa District, Thabo Mofutsanyane District, Xhariep District and Mangaung Metro,” the police said in a statement on Sunday – SAnews.gov.za

Source: Original report at SAnews.gov.za.