FOUR wanted criminals, two unlicensed firearms and 150 9mm bullets were recovered yesterday (Monday) by Empangeni SAPS.
A tip-off received from an anonymous source informed the police of a white double-cab Colt bakkie with four suspicious looking male occupants driving in Empangeni’s CBD.
Using this information the police where able to identify the bakkie and brought the vehicle to a halt in Union Street, just before midday, close to the Lower Umfolozi Regional War Memorial Hospital.
The four occupants were ordered out of the bakkie and it was searched by the police.
Upon inspection the firearms, one of which is reported to be a police-issue, were found inside the vehicle.
Along with the firearms a large quantity of ammunition was also found.
‘The bullets were brand new and still shiny, there must be about 150 in total,’ a SAPS spokesperson reported.
The four men, from the Nhlambane area, were detained and found to be wanted criminals suspected of murder.
One of the men had previously been charged with murder but managed to escape police custody a few months ago.
The white Colt bakkie, which was being used by the suspects, had been stolen during a hijacking in Verulam last month, police reported.
Another white Toyota bakkie, which was following the Colt, sped off and managed to evade the police when they tried to stop it.
‘We suspect that the occupants of the two vehicles were working together. We are on the look out for this vehicle,’ the SAPS spokesperson said.
The four men will appear in court tomorrow where they will face charges of possession of unlicensed firearms and the illegal possession of ammunition.
Yes together we can make it then thanks to the police informer and more thanks for the officers who take this issue serious even thought the informer was anonymous if they were ignore the call for anonymous, suspects were run away and maybe after robbery and murder. Thank you officers for urgently respond. Pass my regards to them
For point of correction,it was the Flying Squad not Empangeni SAPS that arrested those 5 suspects not 4,anonymous caller reported the two suspecious vehicle with suspecious people infront of his business along Union street,he gave the full description of the vehicles and police went to check that’s when they apprehended them the suspects.Thank you
Tnx 2da infomer,special ds days guyz,officers mst open thy’r eyez lots of corrptn goin on outsyd nd insyd townshp…..well done guyz keep it up.
Well done brothers and sister for such an awesome apprehension of these criminals.Maybe many lives should have lost by this time.Together we can eradicate crime in our country.