Police have arrested five suspects linked to a brazen jewellery store robbery at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping, recovering nearly R2 million worth of stolen items.
The arrests were carried out by members of the South African Police Service Economic Infrastructure Task Team, Provincial Murder and Robbery Unit, and Provincial Tracing Task Team.
Three of the suspects were apprehended at a hideout in Umlazi, while two others were intercepted on the N2.
All five suspects are believed to be in their late twenties to early thirties.
Authorities have confirmed that investigations are ongoing as police work to establish the full circumstances surrounding the robbery.