Siphelele Nketo
IT took less than a day for the Flagstaff police in Eastern Cape to arrest suspects linked with the business robbery of a store in Marashu on Tuesday, November 10.
Two suspects, aged 20 and 25, allegedly robbed a local store at 6pm. They were chased and nabbed at Magusheni shopping centre. Police seized unlicensed firearms from each suspect, allegedly used during the robbery. Police spokesperson Captain Welile Matyolo said both firearms had erased serial numbers.
Matyolo further said that an undisclosed amount of money was also recovered from the suspects.
In another incident, on Wednesday, a suspect (39) was arrested in KwaGxambana in Lusikisiki for possession of an unlicensed Shotgun, 16 shells of ammunition and eight live rounds of a 9mm pistol in his homestead. He was arrested by a police team comprised of crime intelligence, FCS Unit and the Lusikisiki-based district task team that was looking for a rape suspect.
The police OR Tambo district commissioner Major General Norman Modishana has applauded all members involved in the operations, which led to the recovery of the unlicensed firearms normally used in the commission of heinous crimes.
