Operation Shanela nets 900 arrests in Gauteng crime sweep
The operation was carried out by authorities including Saps, Metro Police Departments, Gauteng Traffic, National Traffic, the Department of Home Affairs, private security companies through Business Against Crime South Africa, the Community Policing Forum and other crime-fighting stakeholders “The SAPS in Gauteng will continue conducting Operation Shanela operations across the province, with a particular focus on serious and violent crimes, crimes against women and children, illegal firearms, drugs, unlawful immigration, alcohol-related offences and other identified crime threats,” Nevhuhulwi said Support police Nevhuhulwi urged the public to continue supporting the police by providing information on criminal activities through the appropriate SAPS reporting channels, i.
Conducted simultaneously across all five districts, the crackdown targeted wanted suspects and disrupted ongoing criminal activity – with detectives tracing 735 fugitives, including 422 linked to violent contact crimes and 148 wanted for offences against women and children.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has tightened its grip on Gauteng’s criminal underworld, arresting more than 900 suspects in the latest province‑wide sweep under Operation Shanela.
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