Three suspects linked to taxi violence-related murders in East London were arrested at Mall of Africa in Midrand by a special task team assigned to prevent, combat, and investigate serious and violent crime in the Eastern Cape. 

ALLEGED TAXI HITMEN

National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said that the suspects allegedly committed the murders between November 2023 and August 2024. The murders claimed the lives of two taxi owners, a taxi driver, and a member of a taxi association. "Two of the suspects were arrested at the Mall of Africa in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Friday, while another was arrested in East London on Saturday. Four other suspects, also seen in this video, have been taken in for questioning by SAPS," Mathe said. 

FIREARMS SEIZED

Mathe added that police have seized four pistols and an AK47 from the suspects. "These firearms and rifles have been taken in for ballistics testing to determine their linkage to the murders and any other serious and violent crime. This matter is still under investigation, and police will not comment further," she added.