KZN Police Arrest N2 Highway Stone-Throwing Criminals Who Caused Accidents and Robbed Victims

• A group of criminals known for throwing rocks at vehicles on the N2 highway in KwaZulu-Natal are in police custody
• The four suspects are expected to appear at the Durban Magistrate's Court soon as they face charges of murder and robbery
• The KZN police have urged other victims of the criminal group to come forward and report what happened to them

DURBAN - A group of criminals notoriously known for throwing rocks at vehicles to cause accidents on the N2 highway along the Chesterville area in KwaZulu-Natal has been arrested.

Four suspects aged between 20 and 23 are in police custody following an intelligence-driven operation involving the Cato Manor Task Team and detectives.

Stone-throwing criminals face multiple charges, including murder

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KZN SAPS provincial spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda says the suspect face multiple charges, such as murder and robbery.

Netshiunda explained that the criminals would throw rocks at motorists and sometimes place stones on the N2 highway to cause accidents. They would then rush to the accident scene and rob the victims.

According to IOL, the criminals even murdered a 32-year-old man. Netshiunda says the police expect to make more arrests in the future. In the meantime, the four suspects will appear at the Durban Magistrate's Court soon.

N2 highway victims urged to come forward

According to SABC News, the KZN police are calling on people who the criminal group has victimised to come forward with information.

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The group has also operated in other local areas, but there might be cases that have not been reported yet.

South Africans praise SAPS for the hard work

Meshantan Naidoo said:

"Excellent work, SAPS. Ask them to tell you who burned the car carrier there a few months back one time... Make them sing now."

Madala Tsie said:

"Well done, SAPS."

Zaghinn Kobo said:

"Some magistrate will see a good reason to give them R1000 bail next week."

Moloi Gemebe said:

"South Africa is in a quasi-war. In the near future, we will witness the deployment of SANDF on an unprecedented scale. Even ministers or top officials themselves must never think that they are safe. I wouldn't be surprised to wake up to the news that a minister is assassinated. It's coming. The biggest violence is looming on the horizon."

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Briefly News previously reported that a driver was shot dead by robbers on the N2 highway north of Durban on Saturday night.

According to the Community Emergency Response Team (Cert), the driver and passenger stopped in the Umdloti area around 6pm because of car troubles.

Cert was alerted to the incident and discovered one person with a gunshot wound.

“CPR was initiated together with advanced life support interventions. Unfortunately, after an extensive effort, the patient was declared deceased."

Source: Briefly News