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North West police arrest suspected business robbers

───   09:26 Sat, 14 Oct 2023

North West police arrest suspected business robbers | News Article
One of the firearms confiscated during the operation/PHOTO: Supplied.

Police in Brits arrested three suspects between the ages of 23 and 25 years old who allegedly committed a string of business robberies and other crimes around Letlhabile.

Three was arrested at Maboloka, Letlhabile outside Brits, on Tuesday, after police received information about the whereabouts of these suspects.

Some of the confiscated items police seized during the arrest/PHOTO: Supplied.

Thet were arrested at their different residences. During the arrests, police also confiscated a revolver with eight rounds of live ammunition, different types of cigarettes, different types of cell phones, an airtime vending machine, a pistol, crowbar as well as clothes which the suspect allegedly used during the robberies.

Sello Tsietsi Nyathi, Matodzi Shuma, and Bonginkosi Masuku appeared before the Brits Magistrates’ Court Thursday and were charged for possession of suspected stolen property, three counts of business robbery and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. They are expected to appear before the same court again on Monday.

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