Nine alleged members of the Ugly Americans gang arrested after two decades of terror

Illustration: The Ugly Americans gang's reign of terror, sees nine arrested and ten being sought.

Nine suspects believed to be members of the notorious Ugly American’s gang who allegedly carried out a reign of terror for two decades on the communities of Mitchells Plain, Athlone and Table View, have finally been stopped in their tracks.

Igshaan Abrahams, Zainoedien Greeff, Emilio Young, Shuaib Daniels, Shiraaj Hendricks, Paul Solomon, Elton Jonkers, Jerome Hoffman and Muneeb Solomons have been arrested and now face a mammoth court case.

The array of 71 charges against them includes murder, attempted murder, unlawful possession of an unlicensed firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, robbery, possession of drugs and dealing in drugs, tendering of counterfeit money, reckless and negligent driving, malicious injury to property, and resisting arrest.

The group made an appearance in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate's Court on Friday.