Firearms used in an armed robbery were recovered and a suspect was arrested by Reaction Officers at a housing complex in Cornubia – KZN today (Sunday, 12/07/2026).
The Reaction Unit South Africa Operations Centre received a request for assistance from a man who reported that he had been robbed at gunpoint earlier today in Cornubia – KZN.
According to the complainant, a known suspect approached him with several associates whom he alleged regularly committed robberies with. The suspect took the cigarette he was smoking without permission before allegedly producing a firearm, pointing it at him and removing his cellphone from his pocket. The group then walked away.
He spotted the suspect in the area and requested assistance from the Operations Center at approximately 18:06. Reaction Officers responded and located the suspect hiding inside a wardrobe in an upstairs bedroom at flat. A search of the room led to the recovery of one (1) knife.
When questioned about the stolen cellphone and the firearm used during the robbery, the suspect directed Officers to a fast-food container adjacent to his residence. Upon arrival, the accused requested the owner to hand over his firearm. The Shopkeeper immediately produced a silver blank firearm. The complainant, however, stated that it was not the firearm used during the robbery.
The robber then directed Officers to another flat approximately 100 metres away where a second blank firearm was recovered from the ceiling of an upstairs room.
Following the recovery of the firearms and the knife, the suspect directed First Responders to a third flat where he stated the stolen cellphone had been left for safekeeping. The homeowner handed over a black Honor X5c cellphone which was positively identified as the device stolen during the robbery. The suspect is believed to be linked to a spate of robberies.
The suspect was thereafter detained at SAPS Verulam in KZN.
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