The operation was held from 23 to 26 May 2022 between the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape. This integrated approach included all SAPS-Units, Provincial and local Municipal Traffic departments, SARS, SANPARKS, Home Affairs (Customs and Immigration Officers) and other departments within the Safety and Security cluster. All efforts were coordinated from a Joint Operational Centre that was based in Beaufort-West for the duration of the operation
An integrated, holistic approach ensured that these actions directly attributed the clamping down on the illegal trading and trafficking of stolen goods, firearms, counterfeit goods, drugs, non-ferrous metals, livestock, marine, fauna and flora resources and endangered species (rhino poaching / abalone etc.). A significant decline in reported crime, especially in the targeted areas of deployment, compared to previous operations was observed.
Successes achieved include the arrest of 170 suspects for various serious criminal offences. This included 50 for wanted suspects as well as 17 for drug related offences, Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, as well as a total of undocumented persons.
