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By IOL Reporter 
3h ago
Durban – A gang of men has been arrested and is due to appear in court shortly after the CCTV camera caught their latest robbery.
Their arrests come after the gang spent weeks terrorizing students and residents in and around the Point compound. They were arrested over the weekend, thanks to collaboration between Boss-UIP security specialists and local police and law enforcement officials.
Boss-UIP Security Specialists spokesman Raz Ali said that for weeks the gang, made up of about five men, detained students and others along Point with knives.
“The modus operandi of the suspects was to threaten their victims with stabbing, often pushing them to the ground before violently seizing their mobile phones, wallets, jewelry and other valuables.”
“The gang activity was reported to Boss-UIP security specialists by the Urban Improvement Precincts Company office who were concerned about the theft escalation and have set up an advanced CCTV network that has collected positive data in these volatile areas. , ” he said.
Ali said Sunday night that a multidisciplinary law enforcement team raided hotspots where multiple people were identified by the UIPCO control room.
“The information was transmitted on where the individuals where they were profiled and two men linked to the gang were found and arrested.
Boss-UIP along with the other law enforcement officers are on the trail of the other gang members, “Ali said.
He added that the operation was a success and that its members persecute the other gang members.
“Our mandate from UIPCO to secure Durban’s financial district and beachfront areas is in full swing. We will not compromise. We will never allow Point, the beach or any other area of Durban’s financial district to fall into the hands of “We are ready with the community to remove the bad elements and make the central areas of Durban a safe place for everyone,” Ali said.
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