Police foils cash heist near mall in Edenvale
Updated | By Karabo Tebele
A cash-in-transit robbery has been foiled near the Greenstone mall in Edenvale, east of Johannesburg.
A Gauteng Traffic Police officer managed to foil the robbery after receiving a tip-off from a member of the public.
Spokesperson Sello Maremane says the officer, who was on routine patrol, went to inspect the scene.
A shootout ensued and the unknown number of suspects fled the scene.
"Upon further inspection, the officer noticed that a cash in transit van belonging to Cash Solutions was caused to be involved in an accident by a grey BMW,” says Maremane.
Maremane says explosives were also found in the vehicle.
"The police officers found explosives in the BMW believed to be used in the commission of cash-in-transit robberies to rob the cash-in-transit van were also found in the BMW.
"The suspects are still at large and an investigation continues at this stage.”
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