NELSPRUIT – Ten suspects arrested by the police at Verena after been intercepted while on their way to commit an armed robbery on Tuesday, have been remanded in custody. The arrest of the villains came as a result of persistent efforts by the police in Mpumalanga, to curtail the proliferation of illegal firearms which in the main, are used by hardened criminals to commit ruthless crimes including murder.
According to reports, the arrest took place after police received information from members of the public on Tuesday, 07 January 2020, about firearms and ammunition that were in transit in a suspicious vehicle. This information led the police to a scene near Verena where they spotted the said vehicle, a Toyota Quantum, on the R544 road, which matched the vehicle description provided.
The police will also probe the suspects further to see if they are not involved in other criminal matters in the province or elsewhere as, during the time of their arrest, it came forth that they were intercepted while on their way to commit an armed robbery.
It is evident on this information that these villains were determined given the manner in which they were armed and it is also possible that they might be wanted suspects in other places for other violent crimes.
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