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Four arrested, R3m jewellery recovered after Jeffrey’s Bay armed robbery
['Faizel Patel', 'Senior Journalist']
The Citizen
Employees and witnesses were inside the business establishment assisting customers when two armed suspects entered.
Swift police action has led to the arrest of four suspects and the recovery of jewellery worth more than R3 million within hours of a brazen armed robbery at a Jeffrey’s Bay jewellery store.
RobberyAccording to police spokesperson Captain Marius McCarthy, employees and witnesses were inside the business establishment assisting customers when two armed suspects entered.
“Members of the Gqeberha Flying Squad operationalised the intelligence and spotted a vehicle fitting the description, travelling at high speed from the direction of Jeffreys Bay towards Gqeberha.
“Police confiscated a large quantity of jewellery still bearing tags belonging to the jewellery store, one round of AK-47 ammunition, and clothing matching the exact description worn by the suspects during the robbery.”