Two suspected would-be Wentworth hitmen arrested following tip-off
Two men, thought to be members of a Wentworth gang are in police custody after being arrested apparently while on their way to kill a member of a rival gang at the Durban Magistrate's Court on Friday.
The Hawks say the Chatsworth Crime Intelligence Unit received information about the alleged assassination plot. It is understood the suspects had planned to take the alleged rival gang member out should he be released on bail.
Hawks spokesperson Simphiwe Mhlongo says officers pursued the alleged would-be assassins.
"They (officers) proceeded to the court and waited there for the suspects. They then spotted the vehicle that fitted the description given to them. When approached the driver and his accomplice in the vehicle were asked to open the vehicle which was then searched," he said.
"A 9mm pistol was found with 9 live rounds of ammunition. Both suspects were immediately arrested and charged. They will appear in the Durban Magistrate's Court tomorrow," Mhlongo said.
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