By DispatchLIVE - 25 April 2021
SHOOT-OUT: Traffic on the R63 came to a standstill when police and three suspects in a Toyota Tazz exchanged fire near Bhisho Hospital on Friday afternoon. Image: SINO MAJANGAZA
Police recovered an unlicensed firearm and arrested three suspects after a high-speed chase and shoot-out on the R63 near Bhisho Hospital on Friday.
The drama unfolded when police drove past Bhisho Park, where they spotted a stationary Toyota Tazz with a driver and a passenger in the back seat. A third suspect immediately jumped into the back seat when he saw the police stopping.
“The suspects’ vehicle then sped off and drove down the R63 towards Komga,” said police spokesperson Capt Khaya Tonjeni.
Pupil arrested after suspected arson at Eastern Cape school By TimesLIVE - 14 April 2021 A Matric pupil was arrested and will face charges of arson and business robbery. Image: 123RF/BELCHONOK
A matric pupil is one of two suspects arrested in connection with the torching of a school at the weekend, Eastern Cape police said.
School groceries were recovered in their possession, said police spokesperson Capt Khaya Tonjeni.
The two suspects, between the ages of 20 and 30, were arrested in Ntsume on Tuesday after a fire at a junior school in the area on Sunday.
Both suspects were detained and will face charges of arson and business robbery.
Cocaine worth R14m seized at port of Ngqura in Eastern Cape 08 February 2021 - 17:58 Image: File photo.
Eastern Cape police on Monday said cocaine worth R14m had been discovered on a ship last month.
They believe the drugs were from Brazil and were headed to China.
“The recovery of this illicit contraband followed after the shipping master was informed by the ship s technician of an illegal parcel on the ship,” said Capt Khaya Tonjeni.
He said the technician noticed during his routine inspection that a particular container had a problem regarding refrigeration.
“While attending to the problem, the technician discovered the parcels,” Tonjeni added.