Four robbery suspects were arrested in Gqeberha hours after employees at a clothing store at the MetLife Plaza shopping centre were held up at gunpoint.
Nelson Mandela Bay district commissioner Major-General Vuyisile Ncata applauded the police for confiscating 77 illegal firearms and 1,726 rounds of ammunition during the festive season. The illegal firearms and ammunition were confiscated during the Bay’s “Vala Konke” operations in December.
Swift action by police and a private security company led to the arrest of three teenagers, shortly after they allegedly stole a schoolgirl’s cellphone.