FOUR suspects, allegedly linked to a business robbery in uMhlanga, were arrested after an intelligence-driven operation on Thursday (June 11) last week.

The initial robbery took place on June 6 at a construction site on Kikembe Drive in uMhlanga.

Law enforcement also recovered goods believed to have been stolen from the site.

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According to Marshall Security’s Tyron Powell, a group of suspects, armed with knives, overpowered a security guard on site.

“The suspects restrained him using shoelaces before forcing entry into a container on site and stealing multiple stoves, extractor fans, kitchen appliances, and his cellphone before fleeing the scene,” he said.

The Durban North SAPS Crime Prevention Team together with Umhlanga Ridge Management and Marshall Security Special Operations Team conducted investigations.

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A vehicle matching the description used in the robbery was then stopped on Malacca Road just six days after the robbery where one suspect, the driver, was detained.

“The driver led officers to an informal settlement in the Redcliffe area, where an additional three suspects linked to the robbery were identified and apprehended during the operation. Officers recovered six stoves, extractor fans and a bar fridge, linking the suspects to the robbery on Kikembe Drive,” he said.

Powell added that a fifth suspect was identified but managed to evade arrest prior to officers arriving at the location.

All recovered property and the suspects were handed over to Durban North SAPS.

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