Siloam police arrest two suspects after armed house robbery and drug find
A 29-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman are due in the Dzanani Magistrate's Court on Friday after a Tshavhalovhedzi house robbery and a search that turned up Crystal Meth sachets and cash.
Police in Limpopo have arrested a 29-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman following an armed house robbery in Tshavhalovhedzi village, under the Siloam policing area. The two are expected to appear before the Dzanani Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 25 September 2026.
The South African Police Service said the man entered the house of a 30-year-old woman at about 22:30 on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, armed with a firearm. He demanded money and Crystal Meth stones, fired two shots, took R250 and fled on foot.
A house robbery case was opened at the local station and a manhunt was activated. At about 23:50 the same night, information was received that the suspect was on his way to Siloam. A joint operation by the Siloam Detectives Unit and Visible Policing members followed, and the man was apprehended in the vicinity.
During the arrest, police found him in possession of a pellet gun, nine sachets of Crystal Meth stones with an estimated street value of R700, and R250 in cash believed to have been taken from the victim.
A search was then conducted at the victim’s house. There, the 30-year-old woman was found with three sachets of Crystal Meth stones, R3 773,50 in cash and empty sachets. She was arrested on the spot for dealing in drugs.
The man faces a charge of house robbery with a firearm and the woman faces a charge of dealing in drugs. Police investigations are continuing.
This report is based on a South African Police Service media statement issued by the Office of the Provincial Commissioner Limpopo. The statement is a summary of the police account and not the full case record. Source: South African Police Service, https://www.saps.gov.za/newsroom/msspeechdetail.php?nid=71393
