Police release images of suspect behind Mhala cash-in-transit heist
A dramatic cash-in-transit heist in Mhala sparks a manhunt as authorities seek public assistance.
A dramatic cash-in-transit heist in Mhala sparks a manhunt as authorities seek public assistance.
At the scene, two suspects were injured and arrested. Police recovered an AK47 and an R5 with more than 240 rounds of high-calibre ammunition.
The suspects are aged between 30 and 45-years-old.
The aftermath at the crime scene revealed a chilling testimony to the ferocity of the attack, with eight AK-47 cartridges and three 9mm cartridges found scattered.
The incident near Southgate, which unfolded on a Saturday, 7 October 2023, was a scene of orchestrated chaos as the gang, employing four vehicles, descended upon an armoured cash vehicle.
Following a series of deadly cash-in-transit heists, Zola Martin Mnisi, deemed a prominent mastermind behind the incidents, handed himself over to the Hawks.
Utilising four vehicles, the gang descended upon an armoured cash vehicle in Southgate, JHB, orchestrating a scene of chaos captured on camera, now circulating widely on social media.
This police action follows an attempted robbery on Thursday evening, where an armoured cash vehicle was set ablaze on the N2 between KwaMashu and Nandi Drive in Durban.
Three individuals were treated for moderate injuries and were transported to nearby hospitals for further medical attention.
The aftermath of the robbery was dire, with the cash transit vehicle overturned and resting against a property.
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One security official was murdered, police confirm.
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Palm Ridge locals swarmed the crime scene, in search of stranded cash.
The security guards faced a hail of bullets and miraculously escaped unharmed.
The entire ordeal was caught on camera by brave onlookers.
Bystanders were quick to loot the remaining cash.
Scores of locals pounced on the crime scene in search of leftover cash.
Diepsloot locals wasted no time in cashing in on the CIT robbery.