LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARREST 453 SUSPECTS IN GAUTENG @KASIBCNEWS

The Gauteng Traffic Police (GTP) together with the Gauteng Traffic Wardens (GTWs) and South African Police Service (SAPS) have arrested more than four hundred and fifty three (453) suspects across Gauteng following the High-Density Operations and Operation Shanela which took place from Friday 04 April 2025 to Sunday, 06 April 2025. 

The operations were carried out in the Cities of Ekurhuleni, Tshwane, Johannesburg, West Rand District Municipality and the Sedibeng District Municipality. The operations yielded arrests for cases which include possession of drugs, drinking and driving, drinking in public, undocumented persons, fraud, selling liquor without a license.  

Law enforcement agencies in the City of Ekurhuleni arrested sixty-nine (69) suspects. While twenty-five (25) suspects were arrested for possession of drugs, twelve (12) for drinking and driving and ten (10) undocumented persons. Four hundred and thirty-one (431) people and (195) one hundred and ninety-five vehicles were searched across the city. The operations in Ekurhuleni covered Actonville, Katlehong, Crystal Park, Devon, Springs, Germiston, Tokoza, Primrose, Kliprivier, Edenvale, Boksburg, Dunnotar and Zonkizizwe.  

A total of two hundred and sixty-nine (269) suspects were arrested in the City of Tshwane for cases which include possession of stolen property, assault GBH, common assault, fraud, selling liquor without a license, theft of motor vehicle and illegal gambling. It is notable that twenty-nine (29) persons were arrested for drinking and driving, fourteen (14) illegal immigrants, and forty-six (46) suspects were arrested for cable theft.

Furthermore, one thousand seven hundred and eighty (1780) people were searched, and one thousand and sixty five (1065) vehicles were searched across the city. The operation covered Temba, Pretoria central, Hammanskraal, Mabopane, Ga-Rankuwa and Sunnyside.  The Sedibeng District Municipality yielded a total of seventy-seven (77) arrests, while three thousand one hundred and ten (3010) people and nine hundred and sixty-five (965) vehicles were searched within the district. Arrests made include cases of murder, selling liquor without a license, common assault, assault GBH, public indecency and possession of drugs. Officials also arrested twenty-nine (29) people for dinking and driving, while (15) people were arrested for possession of drugs and eleven (11) undocumented persons were arrested. 

The operations covered Sharpeville, Sebokeng, Orange Farm, Boipatong, Meyerton, Vereeneging, the Barrage and Ratanda. The City of Johannesburg saw twenty (20) arrests made for cases which include possession of drugs, illegal immigrants, possession of live ammunition, stolen motor vehicle, drinking and driving, house breaking, theft, child neglect, shoplifting and tampering with essential infrastructure. The operations were conducted in Doornkop, Eldorado Park, Ennerdale, Dobsonville, Braamfischerville and Lenasia. “Drinking driving, possession of drugs, undocumented persons and assault GBH continue to be one of the problematic cases that law enforcement officials deal with regularly. Additionally, officials made significant arrests for cable theft in Temba, Hammanskraal and Sunnyside in the City of Tshwane,” said the Gauteng Traffic Police spokesperson, Mr Sello Maremane. “The Gauteng Traffic Police commends law enforcement officials for their concerted efforts in dealing decisively with crime and lawlessness in the province. Their efforts display the commitment of the provincial government in uprooting and preventing crime and building safer communities in Gauteng, added Mr Maremane.