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Operation Shanela crackdown: 16,380 arrests, 169 rape suspects held as police smash drug labs

Operation Shanela crackdown: 16,380 arrests, 169 rape suspects held as police smash drug labs

By GhanaSummary NewsroomSouth Africa

Police have arrested more than 16 000 suspects in a nationwide crime blitz, seizing 164 illegal firearms, arresting 169 rape suspects and dismantling two multimillion-rand drug laboratories as law enforcement launches an intensified festive-season crackdown across the country.

With festive-season operations now under way, police say intelligence-driven operations will continue targeting violent criminals, drug traffickers, and organised crime syndicates nationwide.

With festive-season operations now under way, police say intelligence-driven operations will continue.

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