Tag: SAPS

All hands on deck with Operation Shanela

All hands on deck with Operation Shanela

The police in Sedibeng District collaborated with various stakeholders to conduct Operation Shanela in Vanderbijlpark and Bophelong policing precincts. The successful operation was led by Major General Mukwevho, the District Commissioner of Sedibeng which resulted in the apprehension of 169 suspects for various offences. The first phase of the operation […]

SAPS Bethelsdorp arrested two suspects and recovered suspected stolen property

SAPS Bethelsdorp arrested two suspects and recovered suspected stolen property

SAPS Bethelsdorp apprehended two suspects, confiscated two motor vehicle and recovered 17 pallets of cement after they followed up on information on Saturday 22 February 2025 in Extension 32, Bethelsdorp. It is alleged that on abovementioned date at approximately 12:50, SAPS Bethelsdorp received information of suspects attempting to sell suspected […]

West Coast police ensures detention of suspects for isolated crimes committed

West Coast police ensures detention of suspects for isolated crimes committed

The determination to address the unlawful possession of firearms, ammunition, drugs and abalone were rewarded when police officers detained suspects in separate incidents. Police members of the West Coast led an integrated operation on Wednesday 19 February 2025, in Saldanha Bay. The members were placed strategically in a bid to […]

Court update on torching of Putco buses

Court update on torching of Putco buses

The four suspects that were arrested by the police in connection with the torching of Putco buses on 28 January 2025, appeared at Mdutjane Magistrate’s Court in Siyabuswa today, Thursday, 13 February 2025. The four were identified as Isaac Mabena (36), Luthando Trevor Skosana (39), Mduduzi Masango (31) and Steven […]

Police bust suspect for dagga worth over R15 million in Northam

Police bust suspect for dagga worth over R15 million in Northam

A major breakthrough in the fight against drug trafficking was made by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Limpopo on 07 February 2025, when a 35-year-old male suspect was arrested in Northam, Waterberg District, for trafficking a substantial quantity of dagga worth over R15 million. The operation, based on […]