Farm attack suspects linked to several cases

A multi-disciplinary police operation saw several suspects being arrested on Wednesday last week. The task team was tracking a group of suspects who were allegedly committing farm robberies / attacks.
A day before the arrests were made, another attack took place on a farm in the Louwsburg area. The owner and an employee were on the farm when four men attacked him. The owner was busy loading logs onto a truck when he was shot. He returned fire and the suspects ran away. Fortunately, he only sustained minor injuries. It is believed that the arrested suspects were involved in the shooting.

The group of suspects are also alleged to be involved in several cases of murder, armed robberies, business burglaries and car hijackings in Vryheid, Paulpietersburg, Hlobane, Louwsburg and Ngome.
The task team headed back to Hlobane, Mshwathi, Mzwezwe and Coronation, where more tip-offs led them to four men who were allegedly the ‘master minds’ and are linked to cases of farm attacks and robberies.

Another arrest was made in the Emadoshini area, where a suspect was linked to both armed robbery and farm attack cases in Paulpietersburg and Louwsburg.
During the operation, the task team recovered a 9mm firearm, 9mm metal magazine and 42 live rounds of 9mm ammunition.

The licensed firearm that was recovered will be sent for ballistic testing.
One of the arrested suspects is allegedly a former Richards Bay police officer who was dismissed. It is said that he is also wanted by Interpol in the United Kingdom for fraud.

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