The Police in the North West have during the Weekly High Density Shanela operations apprehended a total of 761 suspects for a variety of crimes ranging from burglaries at residential and non-residential premises, aggravated robberies, murders, rapes, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, illegal possession of explosives used mainly in the commission of illegal mining and cash-in-transit robberies, dealing in and possession of drugs and driving under the influence of liquor, among others.
The operations led by the District Commissioners were conducted from Monday, the 24 March to Sunday, the 30 March 2024. Out of the 761 arrested suspects, it is worth noting that 470 were arrested by the Detectives as those on the circulated wanted suspects’ lists. In addition, 18 illegal immigrants were arrested for being in the country in contravention of the Immigration Act while others were apprehended for illegal mining in Klerksdorp and Hartbeespoortdam policing areas.
As part of the Shanela weekly operations, the police addressed identified crime generators through Joint law enforcement compliance inspections to enforce the provisions of the Liquor and Second Hand Goods Acts. Four unlicensed Liquor outlets (shebeens) were closed and large quantities of liquor and items such as refrigerators were confiscated.
In Sun City, a team comprising various police unit arrested two suspects on Thursday, 28 March 2025, at Mogwase where they were attending court as accused in a case of murder allegedly committed in September last year. The pair was arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a 32-year-old man on Sunday, 23 March 2025, in Ledig village near Sun City. During the arrest, police confiscated a red Toyota Corolla and a choking apparatus. The duo; Zamile Zinzile (37) and Robert Kgakatsane (33) appeared on Monday, 31 March 2025, in the Mogwase Magistrate’s Court for kidnapping. Meanwhile, the search for the kidnapping victim paid off when his body was found today along the R566 road between Tlaseng and Tsitsing villages outside Rustenburg. Similarly, the team arrested the third suspect, aged 34. He is expected to appear in court on Thursday, 03 April 2025, together with the initial accused and they will all be facing charges of kidnapping and murder.
In Buhrmansdrift, members of Mahikeng Flying Squad were on routine patrol duties on Monday, 17 March 2025, when they stopped a suspicious blue Toyota Avanza on the R49 (Mahikeng / Zeerust) road for a search. The action led to the discovery of copper cables in the boot of the car. The suspects who indicated that they are both security officers, were arrested for possession of suspected stolen goods. Further investigation into the matter established that the cables were stolen from a transformer in Zeerust.
