Two ATM bombing ‘kingpins’ arrested for killing Tshwane metro cop
Two suspected ATM bombing kingpins have been arrested in connection with the killing of a Tshwane metro police officer.
The officer was shot and killed in a hijacking in Olievenhoutbosch in October.
The suspects were arrested by the Johannesburg metro police on Saturday.
JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says officers received information on the whereabouts of one of the suspects in the Johannesburg CBD.
"Officers proceeded to the given address, and upon their arrival, the suspect had already left.
“Further information was received that the suspect was using e-hailing services from Kempton Park to Olievenhoutbosch.
“The operational team proceeded to the north of Johannesburg where the vehicle in which the suspect was travelling in, a grey Suzuki, was spotted and stopped at Allandale and Old Pretoria Road, Midrand," says Fihla.
Fihla says the suspect is also wanted for ATM bombings in Welkom in the Free State.
He was found in possession of a bag with burnt and stained money.
"The suspect was questioned, and he led the team to Olievenhoutbosch, where a second suspect who allegedly had the murder weapon was found. The suspect was also apprehended with a bag filled with burnt and stained money," he adds.
The duo are expected to appear in court soon.
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