LIMPOPO – In a statement, Police Spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe said the police responded to a report about a robbery in progress and on arrival found the shop owner injured and that the suspects had already fled the scene.
It is alleged five suspects arrived in a white Ford Focus, pointed a gun at the shop owner, assaulted him and robbed him of an undisclosed amount of money, cellphones, airtime vouchers and cigarettes.
The police traced the said vehicle and the suspects were arrested near the local grave yard. During the arrest one firearm and a variety of items believed to be part of the robbed properties were recovered.
The origin of the vehicle used and the firearm will be determined by ongoing investigations, added Ngoepe.
The suspects will appear before the Malamulele Magistrate Court on charges of business robbery and possession of a firearm without license.
The Provincial Police Commissioner, Lt Genl Nneke Ledwaba said these arrests are a clear indication that the police are determined to fight against trio crime incidents head-on and without compromise.
