WHILE the rest of the country is on lockdown, police in KZN continue crime fighting and are making inroads into investigations.
Yesterday, (Tuesday, 7 April) SAPS provincial communications released information about a multi-disciplinary operation, conducted by the detectives from three specialised crime units, who nabbed a suspect wanted for a murder which took place in November last year.
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“The Provincial Organised Crime Unit, together with other units including the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit as well as the Provincial Trio Crimes Task Team, conducted a multi-disciplinary operation to solve a murder case that occurred in November last year,” said Brigadier Jay Naicker.
The operation covered a large area of the southern suburbs of Durban. “During the operation, a 30-year-old suspect was arrested at a block of flats on Hime Street in Wentworth,” said Naicker.
“The arrest arises from an incident that occurred in Sydenham on 25 November 2019. Adam Venter (32) was found dead with two gunshot wounds to the face on Barns Road in Sydenham. A case of murder was opened at the Sydenham police station and the docket was assigned to the Provincial Organised Crime Unit for investigation,” explained Naicker.
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Co-accused
Naicker said the arrested man will appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, 9 April after which he will join four co-accused who were arrested last week.
“One of the accused was found in possession of a pistol with four rounds of ammunition. The accused are in custody and they will reappear in court on 16 April 2020. The firearm is suspected to be linked to Venter’s death and two of the accused are suspected to be linked to other murder cases in Sydenham.”
Naicker said KZN Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Khombinkosi Jula, expressed his gratitude to the team for the arrests and said, “We remain committed to fighting the scourge of drug abuse in the province and drug-related feuds will not deter us from our crime-fighting mandate.”
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