A suspected highway spiker was killed and 11 others were arrested in a breakthrough on Saturday.
According to police spokesperson Brigadier Brenda Muridili, the police received information on the whereabouts of suspects responsible for road spiking incidents on the N1, N4, and R80 in Tshwane district and robberies related to online shopping.
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“The team went to Winterveldt at a house that was also used to operate an illegal shebeen, where they confronted ten male suspects as well as the woman running the shebeen.”
She said one of the suspects charged the police with a firearm, and the police shot at him. He was declared dead at the scene.
“Five of the suspects, including the deceased, will be charged with a number of counts of rape and armed robbery while the woman will be charged with contravening the immigration act and operating an illegal shebeen.”
Muridili said investigators are underway to link the rest of the suspects with cases of robberies related to online shopping as well as road spiking incidents.
The police seized a replica firearm and alcohol.
The Provincial Commissioner of the Police in Gauteng, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, has commended a team of district detectives who worked together with detectives from SAPS Rietgat and FNB Security officials to arrest these suspects.
“I am pleased with the dedication and commitment shown by the team that has been working around the clock to ensure that they hunt down and arrest the suspects who have been terrorizing the community. The arrest of these suspects will help us close many cases related to road spiking and online shopping,” said Lieutenant General Mthombeni.
The suspects will appear before the various courts in Pretoria on Monday.
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