| Three nabbed for House Robbery | |
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| Date Published: | 2013/03/14 |
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Media
Statement form KwaZulu Natal Media Centre Corporate
Communication South
African Police Service 14 March 2013 On Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Empangeni Task Team members arrested three suspects for house robbery and
illegal possession of firearm during an intelligence driven operation at
Matshana area in Empangeni. Suspects aged between 21 and 23 were found in
possession of a .38 revolver and a 7.65 pistol and ammunition. It is alleged that a 64-year-old
farm owner and her workers were accosted by three unknown men who robbed them
of two firearms with 82 live rounds of ammunition, undisclosed amount of cash, cell
phones and a laptop in a farm near Mevamhlophe area, Empangeni. Police confiscated
two firearms, 82 live rounds of ammunition, and cell phones which were
allegedly taken during the robbery. The confiscated firearms will be taken to
ballistics to ascertain whether they have been used in the commission of crime
in the country. Suspects were charged for
house robbery and illegal possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
They appeared in the Empangeni Magistrates' Court yesterday, 13 March 2013 and
were remanded in custody. KwaZulu-Natal Provincial
Commissioner Lieutenant General Mmamonnye Ngobeni commended the dedication of
the Empangeni Task Team which arrested these suspects and seized the firearms.
She said that we are committed to eradicate the proliferation of illegal
firearms in the -End- Media Enquiries: Captain Thulani Zwane 071 683 6525 South African
Police Service Corporate
Communication 031 325 6083/6084/6085 031 325 6087 | |
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