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BRITS POS – BRITS - The enhanced crime prevention and combating weekly high-density Operation Shanela 2 operations conducted between Monday, 6 and Sunday, 12 October, culminated in the arrest of 1 454 suspects for different transgressions across the North West province.
“The operations focused on stop and searches, roadblocks, vehicle check points (VCPs), high-visibility patrols including foot patrols, the tracing of wanted suspects, the confiscation of illegal firearms as well as visits to liquor outlets and taverns,” reports Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, SAPS North West spokesperson. 

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A Cash in Transit high-profile robbery was reported around 08:00 on Monday, 6 October on the N4 Bakwena Highway. The cash van was travelling from Rustenburg to Brits and just between Mooinooi and Majakaneng village, a vehicle allegedly crashed into the cash van forcing it off the road to stop, as suspects fired a barrage of shots at the cash van and an escort vehicle, allegedly executed with precision.

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BRITS POS – BRITS - Focusing on enhanced crime prevention and combating, the weekly Joint Law Enforcement operations under Operation Shanela II, conducted between Monday, 22 and Sunday, 28 September 2025, across the province led to the apprehension of 1 267 suspects. “Through the execution of actions such as vehicle check points (VCP’s), stops and searches, foot and vehicle patrols, compliance inspections at second hand dealers, scrapyards, recyclers, private security companies, firearm dealers, formal and informal businesses and farms; 1 777 copper cables, 82 fireworks, five explosive gels, five electric detonators, tobacco products, liquor and drugs such as dagga, cocaine, crystal meth, tik and mandrax were seized,” says Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, SAPS spokesperson North West.

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