NELSPRUIT – A suspect (37), identified in a case of attempted murder where police officials were targeted in Vryheid (KZN Province) has been arrested on Friday, 25 August 2023 and thanks to various stakeholders from law enforcement agencies, which include Titen Security, Valke Neighborhood Watch as well as Delmas and Devon SAPS.
A report indicates that on that day (25 August 2023) around 15h12 a white Toyota Corolla with Gauteng Registration number plates was spotted on the R548 Road when it went via Delmas towards Devon.
Through advanced technological equipment used by some members of the security cluster, the said vehicle was followed after information surfaced that the car was occupied by a person who has been a subject of Police investigation on a case which occurred in April this year (2023).
The vehicle was finally pulled over at Devon in the Gauteng Province. Though at first the driver denied to be the one the members were looking for, it was later established that the law enforcement agencies were correct as his identification was confirmed when his residence was visited in Devon where other documents were obtained. It is further said that he tried to get hold of a firearm which was hidden under a pillow however it was during this time when he was apprehended.
A vehicle he was driving as well as firearm were confiscated and, as part of the probe, the weapon will undergo ballistic testing to determine if it was not previously used in the commission of crime elsewhere. More charges could possibly be added against him as the investigation continues.
The suspect is expected to appear before court soon meanwhile the Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has welcomed the arrest of the suspect and further applauded law enforcement agencies for the collaboration that they displayed which resulted in this commendable success.
Content retrieved from: https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=48045.
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