THREE suspects who were operating in a taxi robbing commuters of their belongings were nabbed in Brakpan near Benoni, Ekurhuleni.
And two more suspects are still at large, police said.
The men used to drive around the area in a white Toyota Quantum and then rob unsuspecting commuters at gun point.
After being apprehended, they told the taximen that they rob their commuters at gunpoint before dropping them off.
The suspects are now in the cold police cells after many complaints from commuters around Tsakane, Benoni, Watville Brakpan and other parts of Ekurhuleni.
Brakpan police station Captain Pearl van Staad, said the cops were called to the taxi rank after taxi association apprehended the suspects who have been terrorising their customers.
“One of the suspects was arrested on Saturday and appeared in court on Monday and the second suspect was arrested on Tuesday and will appear in court on Wednesday,” said van Staad.
She said the two suspects were caught by Benoni Taxi Association Officials.
"They were robbing passengers.
"If you were robbed before come to BTA office for information."
She said the suspects have been preying on their victims at gunpoint. However police have not confiscated any firearm so far and investigations into the case continues.
Police are working extra hard to find the other two suspects, as they are said to armed and dangerous.
One of the victims, who don’t want to be named said she boarded a taxi going to Lakeside Mall when she was robbed of her belonging by the suspects, said she is still in shock after what happened.
“This was a life changing incident,” she said.
"She said she is still afraid because some of the suspects are still out there. I am afraid that they might come back for me,” she said.
Gerald Dlamini (46) the operations manager for Benoni Taxi association said it was a relief that the two suspects were in the dock as they have been getting complaints from commuters for many months.
He said many commuters have come forward with complains about the men who have been robbing them as they also pretend to commuters.
"We are happy the bad have been rooted out,” he said.
