Sandton is a focal point for white-collar crime and business robbery, said Gauteng Police Commissioner.
Mawela also said that theft out of motor vehicle was another issue they were dealing with.
With numerous motorists leaving valuable objects, like phones and laptops, in their cars, criminals see easy targets.Mawela said it was therefore important that Operation Shanela hit the ground in the Sandton CBD area. He said that in the first phase of the operation, detectives went out looking for wanted suspects. He said that they have arrested 971 persons.He also said that in the second phase which unfolded on Thursday, they arrested 47 undocumented people and one person, who was wheelchair bound, for possession of an illegal firearm.Operation Shanela is the Saps’s new strategy to combat crime across the country.
Since its inception on 8 May 2023, thousands of suspects have been arrested for a variety of crimes ranging from murder to rape.
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