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- Cape Town police have taken in 17 people for questioning in connection with a spate of bus passenger robberies in Cape Town.
- Meanwhile, Golden Arrow Bus Service (GABS) management said 15 people were arrested as a result of the company working with police to catch suspects.
- CCTV photographs of five men robbing passengers in a bus were circulated on social media this week.
At least 17 people were rounded up on Friday for questioning following the robberies of Golden Arrow Bus Service (GABS) commuters in Cape Town.
Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said the search for suspects involved in recent bus commuter robberies in the city continued. He said the 17 suspects were taken in in connection with a bus robbery in Nyanga last month.
"We are in the process to investigate their involvement in the recent robbery as well as other robberies. It is too soon to say how many of these suspects will be charged for a court appearance at this premature stage," Traut said on Saturday.
This came after GABS management released a statement on Friday, announcing that 15 alleged perpetrators had been arrested.
"We are grateful to all role players who have made these arrests possible. These breakthroughs are the result of intensive work from our side and from the SAPS officials involved. They are also the direct result of the safety features which Golden Arrow has been rolling out," general manager Derick Meyer said in the statement.
"The onboard camera systems fitted in collaboration with the provincial Department of Transport have been instrumental in these successes."
According to Meyer, the arrests came as a result of the company working closely with the police to locate and catch the suspects.
Images of the alleged robbers were circulated on social media this week. Five men wearing face masks were caught on CCTV cameras inside a bus, allegedly robbing passengers traveling to Mitchells Plain from Cape Town.
