Photo: SAPS.
‘The vehicle was spotted and a chase and shootout between police and the suspects ensued,’ said police spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg.
Photo: SAPS.
Two suspects were arrested by members of the Kleinvlei South African Police Service (SAPS) on Thursday, 28 April, after they allegedly robbed a cigarette delivery vehicle.
SAPS spokesperson Sergeant Wesley Twigg said the Kleinvlei members responded to a police broadcast about a white Toyota Quantum that was involved in the robbery.
“The vehicle was spotted and a chase and shootout between police and the suspects ensued,” said Twigg.
The scene played out at the corner of Baden Powell and Japhta Masemula Drive, Khayelitsha at approximately 10:40.
Once the vehicle was stopped and searched, seventeen boxes of cigarettes and a 9mm pistol were found inside.
The suspects – who are both aged 28 years old – are expected to appear before the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on charges of possession of stolen property and attacking the police.
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