Gauteng-Gauteng police have arrested more than 160 illegal immigrants this morning*, during operation Shanela. The crackdown happened in Houghton, near Yeoville in Johannesburg. The suspects were arrested during an early morning roadblock, where police stopped and searched hundreds of vehicles. The operation which kicked off yesterday in Gauteng will run for the next three months. We speak to SABC reporter, Sashin Naidoo........

<p>Gauteng-Gauteng police have arrested more than 160 illegal immigrants this morning*, during operation Shanela. The crackdown happened in Houghton, near Yeoville in Johannesburg. The suspects were arrested during an early morning roadblock, where police stopped and searched hundreds of vehicles. The operation which kicked off yesterday in Gauteng will run for the next three months. We speak to SABC reporter, Sashin Naidoo........</p>

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