NEWS: A 39 year-old Zimbabwean national has been arrested in Parow in the Western Cape after the police were tipped off that he was selling drugs - KZN Tonight Podcast
📸 SAPS WC
#sapsHQ [OPERATION SHANELA II LEADS TO ARREST OF UNDOCUMENTED FOREIGN NATIONAL DURING ILLEGAL LIQUOR RAID IN NABABEEP]
As part of ongoing efforts to disrupt illegal activities and ensure compliance with the law, members of Vispol Nababeep #SAPS conducted a compliance inspection at a tuckshop in Nababeep on Tuesday, 08 September 2026 at approximately 11:00.
During the inspection, police members discovered several crates of liquor concealed in a back room on the premises.
Further investigation established that alcohol was being sold from the premises without a valid liquor licence.
Liquor with an estimated street value of R5 000-00 was confiscated by the police.
The investigation further revealed that the 35-year-old male owner of the tuckshop, who is a foreign national, was allegedly residing and operating in South Africa without the required documentation.
He was subsequently arrested and faces charges in terms of the Immigration Act 13 of 2024, as well as a charge relating to the illegal sale of liquor.
The Namakwa District Management has reiterated that compliance inspections and disruptive operations remain an integral part of #OperationShanela II, aimed at addressing illegal activities that have a negative impact on communities.
SAPS is issuing a stern warning to all persons involved in the illegal sale and distribution of liquor that such activities will not be tolerated.
Police will continue conducting intelligence-driven operations and compliance inspections throughout the district, and those found operating outside the law will be dealt with accordingly.
#FightingCrime #PoliceVisibility #CrimePrevention #PartnershipPolicing #SaferCommunities ST
https://t.co/xIHycwjdSx
General Prince Mokotedi (Former Gauteng Hawks Head):
General Lebeya & Minister Cele removed me in 2018 when I was about to arrest:
1. Tony, a Nigerian drug dealer, who took out close to R140m out of SA.
2. 32 drug dealers.
3. 8 police officers who were assisting Tony,
4. We arrested 2 Hawks officers.
After I left, none were arrested.
Lucas Legabe (49), charged with theft of cocaine worth R216-million from a police storage facility, said he suffers from asthma, sinus and hayfever.
Legabe said the country’s overpopulated prisons are not good for his health.
His lawyer is Henrik Potgieter… TCG
Kenny Kunene told reporters that he was transporting a journalist to Katiso Molefe's house because they were young and didn't have cars. Until today, no one knows the journalist's name or the media house 😭😭😭
#sapsGP [SAPS AND SANDF OPERATION PROSPER NETS 30 SUSPECTS AND RECOVERS ILLEGAL MINING EQUIPMENT IN MOHLAKENG]
The #SAPS in Gauteng, working together with the South African National Defence Force (#SANDF), conducted #OperationProsper in Mohlakeng, West Rand District, on Monday, 07/09, resulting in the arrest of 30 suspects.
The suspects, aged between 25 and 43, are from Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mozambique and South Africa. They were arrested for various offences, including illegal mining, possession of illegal mining equipment and contravention of the Immigration Act.
During the operation, police recovered illegal mining equipment, including 44 generators, pendukas, jackhammers, spades, stamps, stamp pots, drill bits, water pumps, detonating cords and explosives.
In a separate incident on Sunday, 06/09, the team recovered 21 abandoned generators and eight jackhammers in Mohlakeng. The equipment is believed to be linked to illegal mining activities in the area.
The arrested suspects are expected to appear before the Randfontein Magistrate’s Court soon.
#fightingcrime #PartnershipPolicing SG
https://t.co/xIHycwjLI5