It has been confirmed that an infamous jewellery thief was shot dead in Plettenberg Bay on 6 December 2022.
The suspected and the now deceased armed robber was from Plumtree, Zimbabwe.
Toba or Small as he was popularly known, belonged to a three-man gang that “terrorised people” in the Western Cape and Zimbabwe.
On a fateful day, the gang robbed a jewellery store in Plettenberg Bay and escaped in a BMW. SAPS intercepted them and a shootout out occurred.
Toba was shot and the other two suspects escaped. “This Zimbabwean gangster who was known by the nickname Toba, allegedly committed numerous robberies in South Africa and Zimbabwe before his demise,” said the Intelligence Bureau SA.
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