The Provincial Commissioner for KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant General Khombinkosi Jula has welcomed the arrest of twenty individuals in connection with incidents related to protests within the trucking industry. “Police operations have been intensified along major routes and known hotspots within the province and we are on high alert for those that are resorting to acts of criminality and claim to be protesting. We shall have no mercy for those that break the laws of this country,” he said.
On Sunday 1 September 2019, at 14:00, the road to the Richards Bay Harbour was blocked by 11 trucks. Police responded instantly and managed to locate the drivers of the vehicles. Eleven suspects were arrested and detained at Richards Bay SAPS for public violence and obstruction of traffic.
At 21:40, four suspects were arrested for possession of an unlicensed firearm with 15 rounds of ammunition. They were also found in possession of three bottles containing petrol, seven cell phones and a pair of gloves. Police also seized the vehicle that they were travelling in.
They were detained Malvern SAPS for possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition. Investigations into their involvement in other crimes is continuing.
On Monday 2 August 2019, at 01:24, five suspects were arrested at Estcourt near the Shell Ultra City. The vehicle that they were travelling in was positively identified in a case where a truck was set alight. The suspects were found in possession of receptacles containing petrol.
They were detained at Estcourt SAPS for attempted murder and malicious damage to property.
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