Attempted murder suspect appears in court
The operation was successful and resulted in the arrest of four suspects.
A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY operation yielded results when four men were arrested on Thursday, 6 February and made their appearance at the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 10 February.
A 39-year-old man was arrested when police followed up on information which led them to a business premises. The man was sought for an attempted murder case committed in Montclair in September last year.
According to the SAPS’ provincial spokesperson, Brigadier Jay Naicker, the suspect was wanted in connection with a case of attempted murder for shooting a 37-year-old taxi owner who sustained injuries to the leg on 12 September 2019 on Kenyon Howden Road in Montclair.
“The team proceeded to the parking lot of the business premises where a 25-year-old suspect was found in possession of three pistols, two rifles and 87 rounds of ammunition. He was arrested for being in illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Police proceeded into the business premises where two security guards were arrested for failing to safeguard their firearms,” said Brigadier Naicker.
He added that the seized firearms will be subjected to ballistic tests to establish if they were used in any other crimes within the province.
Provincial commissioner, Lieutenant-General Khombinkosi Jula, praised the team for the arrest of the suspects.
“It is pleasing to note that there have been a number of breakthroughs in cases related to taxi violence. We have a zero-tolerance approach towards violence within the taxi industry as in many cases innocent bystanders are caught up in the attacks between rivals,” he said.
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