His name is Morake Samuel Maluleke and he comes straight outta Atteridgeville, Pretoria.

He was arrested after posting pictures and videos of himself online with a rifle and cash. As a result, he appeared in the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court, west of Pretoria, yesterday on fresh charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.

According to Times LIVE,  who ran a story titled “Local ‘Al Capone’ runs out of road”, Maluleke is a “high flying” member of a group of “showy Atteridgeville men” called Team Volt SA:

Set to appear back in court next week, police are now working hard to revive at least a dozen more serious cases against him that have mysteriously vanished:

Maluleke, 36, has a total of 12 cases pending against him – three for murder, three of car hijacking, two of possession of stolen vehicles, possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition, one of escaping from custody and one of possession of house robbery equipment.

An investigating officer said his team were looking into reviving at least 12 cases that were mysteriously withdrawn against Maluleke, from murder, hijacking and armed robbery to possession of stolen vehicles.

He said the charges were withdrawn despite the fact that stolen vehicles were found in his Brazzaville informal settlement home, saying the only logical explanation was that Maluleke paid his way to avoid prosecution.

Notorious in the township for evading capture and getting away with violent crimes, Maluleke rose to infamy on a national level earlier this month when a video of him bragging about his cash went viral:

In one of the videos, Maluleke waves a wad of cash, saying in Setswana: “People say Maluleke does not have money. What is this?” as he lifts up the roll of notes to the camera.

He goes on to say: “They say [mining magnate Patrice] Motsepe has money but I have never seen him carrying so many bundles . people have figures in the bank, I have money on my hands.”

Take a look:

https://twitter.com/MbalulaFikile/status/907596614788898816

This grabbed the attention of Police Minister Fikile Mbalula, who ordered police to raid his house, where they found a Z88 pistol and 15 rounds of ammunition.

Residents of Atteridgeville allege that “Team Volt SA is a group of known criminals who show off their ill-gotten wealth and brandish guns,”reports Dispatch Live:

A local man close to the group said they “go around night clubs buying the most expensive drinks and throwing money to patrons. Sammy (Maluleke) is the most extravagant and feared member of the group.”

He said the name of the group was derived from township slang for money‚ or “volts”.

Though Team Volt SA members were not in any of the clubs‚ patrons and staff members told of how they buy the most expensive drinks on the menu‚ only to spill them.

A waiter at a Sunnyside club said he was shocked when one night about six of them bought bottles of Hennessy cognac and competed on who would spill his the quickest.

“I thought I had seen enough but then they opened a sports bag full of R200 notes and started throwing it up. There was almost a stampede as patrons and staff members scrambled for the flying notes‚” she said.

Scrap champagne showers, it’s all about the Hennessy in Atteridgeville.

[source:timeslive&dispatchlive]