Lentswe, Klerksdorp - The police in NW were very active between March 24 and 30 with 761 suspects arrested for various crimes.
The Shanela operations put hundreds behind bars for, among others 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.
“Out of the 761 arrested suspects, it is worth noting that 470 were arrested by detectives as those were 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 Hartbees-poort policing areas,” said Brig Sabata Mokgwabone, police spokesperson.
He added 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.
“At Sun City, a team comprising various police units, arrested two suspects on March 28 at Mogwase where they were attending court as accused in a case of murder allegedly committed in September last year. The pair were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a 32-year-old man on March 23 at Ledig.
During the arrest, police confiscated a red Toyota Corolla and a choking apparatus.
Zamile Zinzile (37) and Robert Kgakatsane (33) appeared on March 31 in the Mogwase Magistrate’s Court for kidnapping.
Meanwhile, the search for the kidnapping victim paid off when his body was found along the R566 road between Tlaseng and Tsitsing villages outside Rustenburg.
The team arrested the third suspect, aged 34. He was expected to appear in court on April 3, 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 March 17, 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.
