BY OBAKENG MAJE
FOUR suspects were arrested by police on Thursday after they allegedly entered a shop owned by Chinese foreign nationals on Wednesday in Taung Complex at around 21:00.

North West police said the four suspects pounced on the victims and pointed them with a firearm.

The allegedly robbed them off airtime vouchers, cigarettes and cash.

“The suspects allegedly loaded cigarettes on the vehicle owned by Chinese and fled the scene. The police worked tirelessly and arrested the first two suspects on Thursday” colonel Sabata Mokgwabone said.

The other two suspects were arrested on Friday and according to police, one suspect was an employee at the Chinese shop while the other one was working for an armed response security company at the shop.

“The police managed to recover the vehicle and part of robbed goods, including cigarettes and undisclosed amount of cash”  Mokgwabone said.

The suspects are due to appear in Taung Magistrates Court on Monday.
-TDN
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