KEY POINTS
- Johannesburg police arrested more than 1,200 individuals during their operations with names Shanela and #ManjeNamhlanje.
- The citywide operations resulted in 200 arrests of unauthorized immigrants throughout Johannesburg.
- The notorious drug lord ‘Bara’ received his arrest in Hillbrow through crime prevention operations.
General Tommy Mthombeni of Gauteng Police Department announced that Operation Shanela’s success resulted in capturing more than 1,200 individuals presumed to be suspects together with undocumented illegal foreigners throughout Johannesburg.
Dr. Mgcini Tshwaku led Johannesburg’s #ManjeNamhlanje initiative which ran for one week to arrest 200 illegal immigrants in the city center during this period.
Gauteng police lead crackdown, arrest notorious drug kingpin
Each individual who existed illegally on South African soil and operated motors through unauthorized means received arrest and confiscation of their motorbike because it was illegal. Since Wednesday the operation has produced over 1000 arrests throughout its widespread nature which targets the entire population. The total number of arrests for gender-based violence (complaints) exceeded 222 according to Mthombeni.
A notorious drug kingpin and an illegal borehole drilling operator represent significant among those arrested during this operation.
Law enforcers conducted a crime prevention effort that resulted in the capture of the dangerous drug trafficking leader ‘Bara’ in Hillbrow.
A suspected unlicensed borehole driller received police arrest at a Roodepoort district named Roodekrans. The Johannesburg Metro Police Department received an accusation of unauthorized borehole drilling at a private estate which led officers to the incident site.
JMPD officers together with Citizens Relations and Urban Management (CRUM) unit staff encountered an active borehole drilling operation when they arrived. Fihla mentioned that no one holding valid documentation and no owner of the property was available during the incident.
The borehole truck driver received arrest and police detention in Roodepoort SAPS while police confiscated the truck because it lacked a legal license disc and proper number plates.
Precinct officials actively fight against building hijacking alongside illegal construction
The video clip showed suspected illegal foreign nationals destroying the government building door in downtown Johannesburg which led Tshwaku to intensify its operations.
Social media users across the network quickly circulated footage that demonstrated people performing forced entry into a building that JMPD personnel had already secured.
On Wednesday operations Tshwaku together with Xolani Khumalo the ex-Sizokthola TV presenter committed to frequent policing of criminal areas.
Tshwaku declared their daily presence alongside building raids as well as targeting specific targets during operations. The operation delivers a firm warning to everyone involved with building hijacking and drug selling activities. “You are our target,” Tshwaku made clear to them.
The maintenance of order and law comes from united police forces
Khumalo displayed his determination to collaborate with police forces in order to eliminate drug dealers from the streets.
Hillbrow represents a complex structure which is difficult to understand. The authorities obtained intelligence indicating drug dealing takes place within selected buildings in the area. These buildings according to the MMC have converted our city into an exclusive area where people avoid entering.
The police discovered both drugs as well as materials used to make counterfeit alcohol during their operational actions.
The policing force has initiated a joint operational plan to clean up the city center of Johannesburg through coordinated municipal police work.
Task forces within Johannesburg possess the ability to substantially reduce the size of Juklyn. Johannesburg operates two aspects of its security force known as tactical units alongside available resources.
Juklyn faces an imminent offensive because we are coordinating all accessible resources to assault it. The small size of Tshwane allows us to turn it into a very small area according to him.
