Durban – A gang of criminals armed with high-calibre weapons has been on a crime spree in KwaZulu-Natal, robbing businesses, cash-in-transit vehicles and people withdrawing large sums of money from banks.
In the past six months, the 12 bandits have been linked to more than 15 robberies in the Phoenix, Tongaat, KwaMashu and Durban North areas.
The Tsunami Gang is known to strike in less than three minutes.
“They are tough guys and strike like a tsunami – unexpected and with great force,” a source said.
“They are very dangerous and should never be approached.”
They are also wanted for a spate of robberies across the province.
Police have created a task team to catch the gang.
“We have a task team in place that is working across our clusters and they have already had some successes,” said KZN police spokesman Colonel Jay Naicker.
Police were closing in on the gang and investigations were at an advanced stage, Naicker said.
He said they were working closely with the affected businesses, banks and the South African Banking Risk Information Centre) to bring the gang to book.
“For fear of compromising our operations, we cannot comment further at this stage.”
In Phoenix and KwaMashu, the gang have hit two businesses twice in one month…
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