Police in KwaZulu-Natal believe they have broken the back of a syndicate behind a spate of shootings and drug-related crimes in Durban.
This follows the arrest of a suspected drug dealer on Saturday morning during an intelligence-driven operation.The KwaZulu-Natal police anti-gang unit was searching for suspects linked to the fatal shooting of three people including a child on March 21 in Springfield, Durban.
“They spotted a vehicle fitting the description of the vehicle used in the commission of the crime,” said police spokesperson Col Robert Netshiunda.Netshiunda said after the arrest of the suspect further investigation led the team to premises in Morningside, Durban, where five other suspected drug dealers were shot dead in a shoot-out with police.
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