Liquor stolen, guards assaulted in Westmead robbery
Two trucks, filled with alcohol, were stolen by a group of four armed men from a premises in Westmead.
GUARDS were abducted and a large quantity of alcohol was stolen during a brazen armed robbery in Westmead at the weekend.
Blue Security’s community and media liaison officer, Andreas Mathios, said the guards were held up at gunpoint, abducted, assaulted and left injured on the side of the road.
“Blue Security was alerted to an armed robbery in Westmead after a driver arrived at a business premises to find the main gate closed and the guarding employees missing,” Mathios said. “Further investigations revealed that the guards’ offices had been ransacked, two eight-ton trucks (loaded with liquor supplies) were missing, as were the guards,” he said.
CCTV footage showed the four armed men arrive at the premises just after 1.30am and hold up the guards at gunpoint.
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“When the suspects found the keys to the trucks, they drove off in the vehicles, taking the guards with them,” he said.
One abandoned truck was recovered on Hans Dettman Highway and the keys were still in the ignition. The second truck was traced to Empangeni by the trucking company,” he said.
The injured guards were found near Klaarwater Road by pedestrians. One employee was transported to hospital.
“A large quantity of alcohol was stolen during the raid. The armed suspects are still at large,” he said.
Pinetown SAPS attended the scene and are investigating.
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