More than 200 people were arrested for various crimes after police officers from different parts of the West Rand held their famous operation Okae Molao on the R28 near Umphakathi Mall in Mohlakeng on Thursday, January 19.
Also read: Operation Okae Molao laying down the law near Mohlakeng.
Sergeant Gloria Maswanganye, West Rand District Police spokesperson, confirmed a total of 210 suspects were arrested.
Also read: Okae Molao weekend operations in district leads to 223 arrests
The 210 suspects in total were arrested for a range of offences including:
• Murder (six)
• Attempted murder (one)
• Armed robbery (four)
• Common robbery (five)
• Assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (52)
• Common assault (eight)
• Assault and domestic violence (10)
• Rape (three)
• Sexual assault (two)
• House robbery (three)
• Hijacking (one)
• Hijacking (one)
• Housebreaking and theft (six)
• Business burglary (three)
• Possession of drugs (four),
• Possession of a hijacked truck (one)
• Armed robbery (one)
• Theft (20)
• Fraud (one)
• Malicious damage to property (23)
• Kidnapping (four)
• Intimidation (four)
• Contravention of protection order (four)
• Use of a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent (one)
• Public indecency (one)
• Contempt of court (one)
• Rape (three)
• Pointing of a firearm (one)
• Perjury (one)
• Reckless and negligent driving (three)
• Possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition as well as possession of drugs (one)
• Dealing in dagga (two)
• Dealing in liquor without a license (one)
• Possession of stolen property (one)
• Dealing in scrap metal without a license and damage to infrastructure (one)
• Possession of dagga (three)
• Dealing in liquor without a licence (one)
• Illegal mining (one)
• 22 undocumented foreign nationals
