RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - The police in the North West have, during the weekly High-Density Operation Shanela 2 operations, arrested 1 241 suspects for a variety of crimes ranging from burglaries at residential and non-residential premises, aggravated robberies, murders, rapes, dealing in and possession of drugs, driving under the influence of liquor, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, and illicit mining - among others.
The operations, according to Brig Sabata Mokgwabone, North West police spokesperson, were conducted between Monday, 25 and Sunday, 31 August, at all five districts. Out of the 1 241 arrested suspects, it is worth noting that 460 were arrested by the Detectives as those on the circulated wanted suspects’ lists and 20 illegal immigrants were arrested for being in the country in contravention of the Immigration Act. In the Bojanala Platinum District, a disruptive illegal mining operation by Vala Umgodi team, Rustenburg based Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) and Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, at Bapong Illegal Mining Site near R556, Mooinooi on Thursday, 28 August, led to the confiscation of an abandoned excavator, two generators, four jack hammers, drill bits and electric cords, which are used for illegal mining.
