Following the establishment of a Dedicated Task Team by the SAPS Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba after a spate of business robberies, especially at the petrol stations where drop in safes were blown up in a number of areas in this Province, a syndicate involved in this crime category has been dismantled.
The joint Intelligence led Tactical operation composed of various Police Units was conducted in the Tzaneen, Seshego, Giyani, Polokwane and Mankweng Clusters following up on the identified suspects who were terrorising members of the community especially the business sector throughout this Province.
During this operation, seven suspects aged between 25 and 41 were arrested in the Tzaneen, Giyani , Polokwane and Mankweng Clusters and were positively linked to the business robberies which occurred at several businesses including petrol garages.
One of the arrested suspects was wanted in connection with armed robbery in Maake which occurred around January 2018.
More arrests are still eminent and these arrested suspects will appear before various Magistrate Courts throughout this Province soon on multiple business robberies charges and possession of suspected stolen motor vehicles and properties.
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