An intelligence-driven operation involving officers from the Cato Manor task team and detectives in KZN resulted in the arrests of four suspects, who were sought for murder and a spate of armed robberies, which have been occurring along the N2, especially in the Chesterville area.

The suspects’ modus operandi included throwing stones at the vehicles and putting stones and rocks along the freeway to cause accidents. The suspects would then pounce on stranded motorists and rob them of their belongings and would go as far as committing murder.

According to the provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, the four are also linked to the murder of a 32-year-old man whose body was found lying along the N2 southbound at Wiggins in Cato Manor on the morning of July 9.

“The suspects, aged between 20 and 23 years old, will appear in court soon. The operation is continuing and more arrests are expected,” says Netshiunda.

Police are appealing to motorists who were victims of stone-throwing or man-made punctures and accidents along the N2 and other local routes and had not opened the case, to come forward and report the matter.