Central SA
Police foil suspected armed robbery─── 08:14 Tue, 11 Oct 2022
On Sunday, 9 October 2022, members of the Tactical Response Team and Crime Intelligence in the Mangaung Metro, received information of a planned armed robbery that was supposed to be carried out in Botshabelo.
The team followed the armed suspects driving along the N8 national road between Bloemfontein and Botshabelo and tactically halted the Toyota Conquest at about 14:00.
The police searched the vehicle and found two firearms with 15 rounds of ammunition. The one firearm was reported stolen during a robbery in the Kopanong Police Station area. The second one had the serial number filed off.
Two male suspects, aged 21 and 27, were then arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. The suspects will appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate Court on Tuesday, 11 October 2022.
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