{"id":51949,"date":"2023-09-21T16:34:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T14:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/operasie-shanela-plaas-meer-as-1-400-agter-tralies-in-die-vrystaat-20230921-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:05:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:05:52","slug":"operasie-shanela-plaas-meer-as-1-400-agter-tralies-in-die-vrystaat-20230921-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/operasie-shanela-plaas-meer-as-1-400-agter-tralies-in-die-vrystaat-20230921-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Operasie \u201cShanela\u201d plaas meer as 1 400 agter tralies in die Vrystaat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_bb5d7d7a\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9406\/d834ea68084742b9a012d1ab84e7b597.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/648136a645794d0ab5c02c1644ec8110.jpg\" title=\"Daar is ook op groot hoeveelhede dagga beslag gel\u00ea. Foto: SAPD\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Daar is ook op groot hoeveelhede dagga beslag gel\u00ea. Foto: SAPD<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Die multi-dissiplin\u00eare optrede Operasie Shanela gaan voort om te verseker dat Vrystaters veilig bly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Padversperrings, stop-en-soek- en opsporings-optredes het verseker dat meer as 1 443 in hegtenis geneem is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daar is 50 verdagtes vir die besit van gevaarlike wapens in hegtenis geneem, 72 vir die handel in dwelms, agt vir rooftogte, 12 vir inbrake, 19 vir opsetlike saakbeskadiging en twee vir die onwettige besit van ammunisie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAanrandings bly steeds \u2019n probleem, maar ons polisiebeamptes maak opgang om verdagtes vir hul dade aanspreeklik te hou. Tydens di\u00e9 optredes is 331 verdagtes vir aanrandings in hegtenis geneem is. Daar is ook 17 verdagtes vir die besit van ongelisensieerde vuurwapens gevang. D\u00edt nadat ses wapens en een geweer teruggekry is,\u201d s\u00ea sers. Mahlomola Kareli, woordvoerder vir die Vrystaatse polisie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Multidissiplin\u00eare benaderings het gelei tot die inhegtenisname van 121 mense vir oortreding van die immigrasiewet. Daar is ook 42 mense in hegtenis geneem vir dronkbestuur en 71 vir bestuursoortredings. Een verdagte is in hegtenis geneem nadat gevind is dat hy \u2019n gesteelde voertuig bestuur het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die speurdienste het hulle beywer met die opsporings-operasie en daardeur is 698 gesoekte verdagtes regoor die provinsie in hegtenis geneem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daar is 22 vir poging tot moord, tien vir moord en 26 vir verkragting in hegtenis geneem is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polisie-optredes, bygestaan ??deur gemeenskapslede en intelligensie-geleide operasies het verseker dat dwelms soos dagga, Mandrax, nyaope en crystal meth (tik) gekonfiskeer is. 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