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Taximen accused of doing dirty tricks on motorists was arrested by traffic officers over the weekend.
To slam the bust shut, officers monitored them to observe their modus operandi.
Gauteng traffic police said their The public transport intervention unit arrested four suspects on Saturday after receiving a complaint from members of the public in Olievenhoutbosch, Centurion.
The suspects, in a vehicle affiliated with a taxi organization, stopped motorists and demanded cash from them on the R55 road.
Officers were strategically positioned to monitor the reported vehicle.
“The suspects detained the owner of a vehicle and demanded a payment of 6,000 rand. The owner of the vehicle was escorted to a nearby bank where he was forced to withdraw R2,000 in cash.
“The Gauteng traffic police officers pounced on the suspects and arrested them at the Olievenhoutbosch police station. The traffic police recovered an illegal firearm and the money requested from motorists ”.
The four suspects will appear in Pretoria magistrates court on Monday to face charges related to armed robbery, kidnapping, possession of an illegal firearm and impersonation of traffic police officers.
“The Gauteng traffic police warn anyone posing as traffic police officers that it is illegal to do so. I would also like to issue a stern warning against anyone who stops motorists illegally on our roads and steals their belongings under the pretense of being taxi marshals with their days numbered. Only traffic police officers and other law enforcement officers are legally authorized to stop motorists, ”said Seal Maremane, spokesman for the Gauteng traffic police.
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