Cops foil PMB robbery, arrest 5 suspects
KZN police have
nabbed five suspects thought to be behind a spate of cell phone store robberies
and other serious crimes in the province.
The men were arrested during an intelligence-driven operation on the N3 north after Cato Ridge on Sunday.
Officers foiled a planned robbery in Pietermaritzburg. KZN police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala says the two vehicles that were being driven by the suspects had been hijacked in Brighton Beach and Umkomaas.
The suspects were found in possession of four pistols with
44 rounds of ammunition. Following an initial investigation, it was established
that the suspects may be linked to a number of cases such as murder,
carjacking, kidnapping and business robberies.
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"The investigation also revealed that the suspects were en route to Pietermaritzburg to commit a robbery."
"Five suspects aged between 32 and 39 years were placed under arrest for charges of unlawful possession of firearms, possession of ammunition and possession of stolen vehicles."
All five suspects appeared before the Camperdown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
