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Media Statement WESTERN CAPE – Following a shooting incident in the Overberg District between taxi associations in which two people were killed, the case was handed over to the Provincial Serious Violent Crime Taxi Violence Unit who started an investigation into the circumstances which led to the shooting. They gathered information and evidence at their disposal and built a strong case in order to arrest the suspects who were responsible for the shooting. On, Friday, 03 January 2025, an intelligence driven operation between the Taxi Violence Unit and the Overberg Operational Team was conducted at identified addresses in the Zwelitsha, Hermanus area, where the members arrested two 31 year old male suspects in connection with these murders. They will appear in the Hermanus Magistrates’ court on Monday, 06 January 2025, on the murder charges. In an unrelated matter, members of the Anti-Gang Unit were busy with stop and search operations in Bishop Lavis area on Thursday night when they received information about firearms at a premises in Vygie Road. The operationalised the information and searched the identified premises. The members found a 9mm Norinco pistol with five rounds of ammunition hidden in the house. A 20 year old suspect was arrested for the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition.
He will appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates’ court on Monday on the mentioned charges.
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