Seven suspects are arrested in Burgersfort
Ngoepe said they could also face additional charges for possessing unlicensed firearms and ammunition, housebreaking equipment and signal jamming devices. The suspects are still being profiled to determine whether they are wanted criminals for other crimes committed in other areas.
BURGERSFORT – The Limpopo SAPS arrested seven suspects who were allegedly planning to commit an armed robbery over the weekend. The suspects were apprehended on the R37 on Saturday night. The officers also recovered allegedly stolen vehicles during the sting operation.
According to Limpopo police spokesman, Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe, they received a tip-off from an informer about a planned business robbery in Burgersfort.
“We received a tip-off stating the suspects who were in two cars, a Toyota Corolla and a Toyota Tazz.
“We placed them under surveillance and they were tracked by a provincial response team,” Ngoepe said. He added that the two cars were stopped and searched.
“Two 9mm pistols with two magazines and 16 live rounds of ammunition, 14 station signal jammer devices, balaclavas, as well as a jackhammer and two angle grinders, were among the items that were discovered and seized.”
According to the spokesman, the chassis of both cars had been tampered with. “The suspects are aged between 24 and 53. They are facing charges for conspiracy to commit a business robbery and housebreaking.”
Ngoepe said they could also face additional charges for possessing unlicensed firearms and ammunition, housebreaking equipment and signal jamming devices. The suspects are still being profiled to determine whether they are wanted criminals for other crimes committed in other areas.
The suspects briefly appeared in the Praktiseer Magistrate’s Court on January 16. “They were denied bail and their case had been postponed to February 1,” Ngoepe added.
