Joe Gqabi District Commissioner Maj Gen Lindelwa Vellem together with her senior officers and members painted the town of Ugie blue adding more boots on the ground during Shanela operations over the weekend. The purpose of the operation was to make the communities feel safe during the start of the […]
Tag: Operations
Millions of rands worth of illicit cigarettes and five tipper trucks recovered through high-density Operation Vala Umgodi
The joint operational multi-disciplinary forces comprising of the SAPS Tactical Response Team, National Intervention Unit, Public Order Police, Organised Crime Investigation, K9 Unit, Border Police Team along with the SANDF as well as the Department of Home Affairs have recovered five tipper trucks and millions of rands worth of illicit […]
A search and seizure operation was conducted in Johannesburg Central and it led to the recovery of counterfeit goods to the value of R7 million
Gauteng police together with other law enforcement agencies were out in full swing to ensure that the public of Gauteng are and feel safe during the new years’ eve celebrations and beyond as they intensify crime prevention duties and visibility across the province. It was more boots on the ground […]
Vuthu Hawe disruptive operations yields positive results
On Tuesday, 18 July and Wednesday, 19 July 2023 respectively, Upington Public Order Police members conducted integrated intelligence driven disruptive operations. Members received information which they operationalised and raided the two locations. During the operation, five suspects were arrested, one suspect for possession of dagga and four suspects for stock […]
Inter-Provincial cross border operation yields a multitude of successes
An Inter-Provincial Cross Border Operation was executed in four provinces namely, Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Free State from the 27-31 March 2023. The four provinces were represented by the respective provincial heads of the Provincial Operational Command Centres namely Brigadier Hennie Van Rensburg(NC) the Operational Commander, supported […]
Gauteng Organised Crime Investigations recovers stolen goods worth over R50 million
On Wednesday, 01 December 2021, Gauteng Organised Crime Investigation led a team of members to raid a storage facility in Muldersdrift where goods worth over 50 million rands and a truck were seized. A suspect was arrested for possession of the stolen property. On 26 November 2021, Organised Crime Investigation […]






