DURBAN – Police officers from the Pietermaritzburg K9 Unit arrested four suspects and recovered a shotgun with ammunition. Police were conducting operations in the Alexandra Road policing precinct when they spotted a group of men in a vehicle at a service station on Alan Paton Road in the early hours of this morning.
Police approached the suspects and a search was conducted. A shotgun was recovered and all four suspects aged between 23 and 37 were immediately arrested. They were charged for being in illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Police investigations revealed that prior to the arrest, the suspects had entered a home at KwaChief location in Mpophomeni and attempted to shoot a 34-year-old man. It is alleged that the firearm jammed and the suspects fled in their getaway vehicle. The suspects are expected to appear in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court on 16 April 2020, facing charges for being in illegal possession of a firearm; conspiracy to commit murder and pointing of a firearm.
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula expressed his gratitude for the swift arrests.jkl