A taxi conductor suspected of involvement in a series of house robberies in Nkobongo was arrested in Ballito on Sunday.

iLembe district police spokesperson Priya Nunkumar said the man had been linked to a housebreaking case reported in August,
while Umhlali detectives are investigating his possible involvement in several other cases.

He has been charged with house robbery and is expected to appear in the KwaDukuza Magistrate’s Court.

In a separate incident, KwaDukuza police arrested a 38-year-old man allegedly found in possession of an unlicensed firearm while under the influence of alcohol.

The arrest took place during a stop-and-search operation on the R102 in Ntshawini on Friday.

Nunkumar said officers spotted the visibly intoxicated man carrying a firearm.

“Police immediately intervened, and the suspect could not produce a licence to possess the firearm,” she said.

Police seized a 9mm firearm and 16 live rounds of ammunition.

The man faces three charges: possession of an unlicensed firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and possession of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol.

The firearm will undergo ballistic testing to determine whether it has been linked to other crimes.

He is also expected to appear in the KwaDukuza Magistrate’s Court later this week.