Police in Gauteng are confident that a group of six suspects found in possession of three AK47 rifles, three pistols and four suspected stolen vehicles would be linked to several unsolved serious and violent crimes including murder, attempted murder, business robberies, robbery of cash-in-transit and hijackings.
They are part of more than 1000 suspects arrested for various crimes during festive season operations.
They were arrested following a crime intelligence lead operation by several police units and members of the Johannesburg Metro police.
Police followed them to a taxi rank at Westgate near a train station where firearms and vehicles were seized. This happened after police intercepted a imminent business robbery at one of the business mall in Johannesburg West.
The suspects have already been linked to a murder of a Portuguese national who was transporting a substantial amount of money in her vehicle. The victim was shot dead near Faraday train station and a substantial amount of money was robbed.
Ongoing festive season operations also resulted in the arrest of more than 1000 suspects for possession of drugs, possession of unlicensed firearms, assault, domestic violence, malicious damage to property and other offences.
All the suspects are due to appear at the various Magistrate Courts in Gauteng on Monday 18 December 2017.
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