Thugsâ muthi no match for cops Zimbili Vilakazi
Comments The suspects who were driving a Ford Ranger were found to have had muthi (inset) and an assault rifle after a shoot-out with cops yesterday. .
WHEN they painted their bodies with muthi, they thought they’d be invincible – but they were wrong.
The muthi, carried in a bucket in the car, didn’t protect them at all as three of them died in a shoot-out with cops yesterday, in Josiah Gumede Road in Pinetown, KZN.
Another suspect and a cop were wounded while two suspects fled the scene on foot.
According to a police source, a security guard saw a group of six men moisturising themselves with liquid from a white bucket.
Guns, traditional medicine found in armed gangâs car following fatal Pinetown shootout
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DURBAN â THREE robbery suspects were shot dead while a security company director is recovering in hospital following a high-speed chase and shootout in Pinetown, west of the Durban CBD.
A spokesperson for Marshall Security said officers from their special operations team and police had spotted a vehicle wanted in connection with a spate of robberies in the greater Durban area.
According to the spokesperson, when the suspects realised they were being followed, they sped off. During the shootout, director of Marshall Security, Tyron Powell sustained gunshot injuries. Tyron was rushed to Crompton Hospital where he was stabilised and has since been transferred to another hospital for treatment, the spokesperson said.