Anti-Gang Unit nets several suspects as part of Operation Shanela

Ridding our communities of illegal firearms and ammunition and to bring the perpetrators thereof to book, yielded positive results when members attached to the Anti-Gang Unit arrested two suspects for the possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition in the Bonteheuwel precinct.

On Friday, 09 June 2023, the members proceeded to an identified address where they conducted a search of the premises. During the search, they found a 20-year-old suspect in possession of a 9mm pistol with serial number removed and eight rounds of ammunition. He was arrested on charges of possession of prohibited firearm and ammunition.

The same team later arrested a 27-year-old suspect after a thorough search was conducted at a premises in Bramble Way, Bonteheuwel. The arrest was made when the members found a 357 Magnum revolver with serial number removed in possession of the suspect. He faces charges related to the possession of a prohibited firearm and the illegal possession of ammunition.

Three suspects aged 15 and 19 were arrested for charges of attempted murder on a Bishop Lavis SAPS case reported in June 2023. The suspects are all members of a local gang grouping in Bonteheuwel.

All these suspects are due to appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court on the mentioned charges on Monday, 12 June 2023.

Source: South African Police Service