5 arrested in connection with Polokwane business robberies
Alleged gang members who were arrested last week are due to appear in court on Wednesday.
Five suspects linked to a series of business robberies in Polokwane are believed to be part of the gang of dangerous criminals that has tormented the city and surrounding areas since September.
Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe says the arrest of the suspects on Thursday and Friday will bring great relief to Polokwane businesses and the community.
“The suspects, aged between 22 and 42, targeted restaurants, pharmaceutical companies, filling stations, and liquor outlets, armed with firearms. They were linked to over six cases,” says police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba.
The men were arrested in separate locations in Westenburg and Seshego following an intelligence-driven operation conducted from Thursday until the early hours of Friday.
“Three pellet firearms, knives, cigarettes, various types of liquor, a substantial amount of cash, and a pair of cloned registration plates were confiscated during the arrest,” Ledwaba says.
The suspects will appear on various charges in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
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