Police have released pictures of the prisoners and the crimes they are charged with following a brazen escape from the back of a truck on Wednesday morning in Pietermaritzburg.
Naicker said the group was found in possession of five firearms and items stolen from the farm.
Arrested Following further investigation, the team proceeded to KwaMashu, where three suspects were arrested, while a second vehicle, as well as six firearms, were seized. The men were found in possession of jewellery and other items taken during the robbery, said Naicker.
The group will appear in court soon.
KZN s provincial commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, applauded police and security company officials for their quick response.
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Eight armed robbers arrested! Handcuffs. (PHOTO: Getty/Gallo Images). Credit: Gallo Images
Eight people have been arrested and 11 firearms seized after a robbery at a farm in KwaZulu-Natal.
According to police, the armed group descended on the farm on Friday, in two vehicles, in Mooi River, in the Midlands. They robbed a man who had been working in his office at the farm. The men entered his office and held him up at gunpoint. They robbed him of his jewellery, laptops, a watch, cellphone, firearms and the contents of the safe.
The victim s legs and hands were tied before the suspects fled the scene in their vehicles, said SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker.
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Three suspects have been killed in a shootout with police as they fled the scene of a taxi shooting.
Five passengers were injured after the gunmen opened fire.
The suspects also opened fire on police officers as they fled the scene.
Three suspects have been killed in a shootout with KwaZulu-Natal police, after they allegedly shot the occupants of a taxi.
The taxi was travelling from Bridge City in KwaMashu to Umzinyathi on Friday at around 17:30, when the driver noticed another minibus taxi following him. When the taxi reached the Umzinyathi area, the occupants of the second vehicle opened fire at the taxi ladened with passengers, said police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker.