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Western Cape cops nab armed robbery suspects dressed in police uniforms 13 March 2021 - 13:11 Image: Pravit Kimtong/123rf.com Western Cape police have arrested seven suspects linked to an armed robbery in Stellenbosch. According to provincial police spokesperson Brig Novela Potelwa, members of the flying squad responded to reports of a business robbery on Friday morning. Novela said the suspects fled in a vehicle after stealing cash and goods. “In a shack in Mfuleni, flying squad police caught up with the seven suspects and arrested them,” said Potelwa. Some of the items recovered from armed robbery suspects. Image: Supplied “Detailed reports from the business robbery scene indicate that several suspects, some dressed in police uniform, entered a supermarket in Bird Street in Stellenbosch at about 8.45am on the pretext of searching the business for drugs.