10 arrested for North West cash-in-transit robbery
Ten suspects were arrested hours after a cash-in-transit van was attacked between the Keya Rona Mall and Majakaneng in the Mooinooi area of North West.
The police also recovered 12 firearms, ammunition, four vehicles and stained cash.
National police spokesperson Brenda Muridili says police were deployed while the robbery was still in progress.
“It is reported that a cash van was forced off the road by an Audi sedan on the Majakaneng Bridge. The suspects then allegedly forced open the vehicle. While the suspects were accessing the money from the cash van, the escort vehicle driver engaged the suspects resulting in a in a shootout, no injuries were reported.
"The suspects subsequently hijacked a vehicle in the vicinity and fled the scene in unknown number of vehicles with undisclosed amount of money as well as two firearms taken from the security guards. The hijacked vehicle was later found abandoned just after Mokolokwe turn-off on the R556, Sun City road, together with a white BMW."
She says the suspects were arrested soon after.
“The team, within hours after the cash-in-transit robbery took place, managed to locate and arrest 10 suspects and confiscated a Lexus, an Audi, a Volkswagen Caravelle and Hyundai minibus. They also found stained cash as well as six rifles, six pistols and ammunition.
"All suspects will be appearing in Brits Magistrate's Court within 48 hours on charges of aggravated robbery, hijacking, possession explosives, possession of suspected stolen money and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.”
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