A multi-disciplinary intelligence-led operation involving the police and private security companies has resulted in the arrest of seven suspects who have been positively linked with a number of robberies, hijackings and murder in KwaMashu, Ndwedwe, Tongaat, Nsuze and Umhlali areas. Five of the suspects were arrested in three different locations in Tongaat on Wednesday, 04 October 2023.
Preliminary investigation has positively linked one of the suspects with the fatal shooting of a tracking company officer and a case of armed robbery where a security company vehicle and a firearm were stolen. The suspects were found in possession of two firearms and several rounds of ammunition, numerous vehicle number plates, house breaking implements as well as suspected stolen property.
Follow-up information led the tracking and tracing team to Besters area where a bakkie which was reported hijacked in Nsuze in September 2023 was recovered. Two suspects were arrested for being in possession of a reportedly hijacked vehicle and investigations are underway to ascertain if the suspects could not be linked to other crimes. The suspects are also believed to be a gang of criminals who are behind hijackings along the R614 route and a spate of house robberies in Nsuze area.