The Provincial Organised Crime Investigation team recently secured hefty jail sentences for a gang of armed robbers who were targeting betting institutions and terrorising communities.
The gang targeted Umzinto, Amanzimtoti, Pietermaritzburg, Pinetown, Chatsworth, Umlazi and Kwadukuza.
The accused were convicted on a combined 47 counts of armed robbery which they committed in 2019.
Thabiso Gumede (33) was condemned to jail for 70 years, Sifiso Mhlongo (23) was sentenced to 60 years’ imprisonment, Sphamandla Zuma (25) was sentenced to 30 years’ in prison, Mazwenkosi Mqadi (28) and Jerry Ngcobo (24) will each spend 15 years’ in prison.
Mbuyise Nondi (31) pleaded guilty on three counts of armed robbery which he had committed in Umzinto, Pietermaritzburg and Umlazi, and the court duly sentenced him to 30 years’ imprisonment for the crimes.
“We applaud the investigating team for the thorough investigations which connected the dots and positively linked the suspects to the crime scenes,” said the Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. “We also appreciate the courts for handing down hefty sentences to these brazen criminals.”
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