The men arrested in connection with the cash-in-transit heist near the intersection of North Rand and Atlas roads have made their first court appearance in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on May 21.
The matter was postponed for further investigation.
The accused are facing charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances, possession of explosives, possession of prohibited firearms, possession of a fully automatic firearm, possession of semi-automatic firearms and 10 attempted murder counts.
A gang of about 10 suspects, driving in four vehicles, targeted two cash vans from G4S next to the intersection of North Rand and Atlas roads, on May 17.
They reportedly bombed both cash vans, exchanged fire with the G4S guards and stole cash before fleeing the scene.
Different police units reacted and gave chase, which ended at the George Koch Hostel where the five suspects were arrested.
A helicopter was also used during the dramatic chase.
According to Hawks spokesperson, Captain Ndivhuwo Malamu, no other arrests have been made so far.
Investigations continue.
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