Two murder suspects arrested at Mall of Africa
Three suspects linked to taxi-related murders in East London have been arrested by a special task team investigating serious and violent crime in the Eastern Cape.
The suspects are linked to separate incidents in November 2023 and August 2024, which saw two taxi owners, a taxi driver, and a member of a taxi association gunned down.
"Two of the suspects were arrested at Mall of Africa in Midrand on Friday while another one was arrested in East London on Saturday," said national police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe.
A video of the arrest in the popular shopping centre has been doing the rounds on social media.
"Four other suspects that are also seen in this video have been taken in for questioning by SAPS," said Mathe.
"Police have seized four pistols and an AK47 from the suspects. The firearms and rifles have been taken in for ballistics testing to determine their linkage to the murders and any other serious and violent crime.”
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