Six suspects nabbed in Limpopo for cash-in-transit robbery
Six suspected cash-in-transit robbers have been arrested at Burgersfort in Limpopo.
The suspects were arrested shortly after the heist on the R555 in Burgersfort on Monday.
“It is reported that just after 18:30 on Monday, an unknown number of suspects robbed security guards of an undisclosed amount of money after allegedly using explosives to bomb the armoured vehicle,” says police spokesperson Brenda Muridili.
She says an intelligence-driven operation led the police to Polokwane, Mokopane and Lebowakgomo.
“The team followed up on intelligence which led them to Polokwane, Mokopane and Lebowakgomo where six suspects were arrested at their hideouts.
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“The police confiscated five vehicles, of which four are suspected to have been robbed from their owners, while the fifth belongs to one of the suspects. Five unlicensed firearms and ammunition as well as undisclosed amounts of money were also seized.”
National police commissioner Khehla Sitole has praised the officers for the swift arrests.
“We will continue to be vigilant and to heighten targeted operations to counter cash-in-transit robberies in the build-up to festive season,” he said.
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