By Cindy Witten
22 November 2008
Lwandle police arrested four men in the Strand area early this morning. Officers waited for the men to attempt to enter the premises before they could be detained. Police arrived at the scene in time to prevent the robbery from taking place.
“Police received a tip off that four armed men were planning to rob a foam factory. Police waited at the scene and made the arrests as the man attempted to enter the premises,” said SAPS spokesperson Superintendent Andre Traut.
Two firearms as well as 13 live rounds of ammunition were confiscated. The serial numbers had been filed off the weapons and it is believed that they had been stolen.
The suspects, who have been linked to various other armed robberies that have recently taken place in the area, will appear in the Strand magistrate’s court on Monday the 24 November faced with several charges.
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