One dead, two arrested as police foil CIT robbery on M1
Gauteng police arrested two suspected cash-in-transit robbers within three hours of the incident.
The heist took place on Wednesday afternoon in Springs.
Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe said a group of armed suspects forced a cash van to stop
"The security guards had just picked up money from various outlets and were on their way back to their base when they were disarmed and the cash van bombed. The suspects got away with an undisclosed amount of money.
"Gauteng police immediately operationalised information and maximum resources were mobilised. Vigilant members attached to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and the Johannesburg Flying Squad traced the suspects at 20:20 on the M1 South just before the Booysens off-ramp," says Mathe.
Mathe said a shootout ensued with the suspects who were travelling in a minibus.
"One suspect was certified dead at the scene while two others were apprehended."
The police recovered three rifles, cash, two cell phones, two empty cash bags, as well as equipment used in armed robberies.
Mathe said a manhunt is underway for the remaining suspects.
Acting national commissioner Tebello Mosikili sai police remain ready to takedown syndicates.
“We continue to deal decisively with serious and violent crime in various provinces, we continue to take down syndicates and groups involved in these crimes, either they surrender or we will continue to hunt and take them down."
At the same time, Mathe said the police arrested 10 158 suspects for various crimes ranging from murder and armed robberies in the past week.
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