Yesterday two suspects, aged 24 and 34, briefly appeared in the White River Magistrate’s Court for possession of suspected stolen items and housebreaking equipment, as well as illegal firearms and ammunition.
They were not asked to plead. The matter was postponed to March 6 for further investigations.
Their arrest came after the police had received information on a spate of housebreakings at Likweti Estate.
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Acting on the information, they conducted an intelligence-driven operation that led them to two houses in Embonisweni.
Two firearms and five rounds of ammunition were found hidden in a couch in the first house.
One suspect was found hiding in the house. Suspected stolen household items, including DVD players, audio control boxes, speakers, a wristwatch, deep-cycle batteries and housebreaking implements were found in the second house, where the second suspect was also apprehended.
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