WATCH: Parts of CIT van found in resident’s pool after heist
National police provide more information after the vicious CIT heist.
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Police say they have launched a manhunt for those responsible for the latest cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery to hit Krugersdorp.
Brigadier Athlenda Mathe from the national police revealed the CIT crew were travelling with an undisclosed amount of money having just done a pick up at a casino in Fourways before they were eventually targeted on the R28 in the Chancliff area on Friday evening, February 17.
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“On their way to a depot, a white Mercedes-Benz C-Class [travelling in front of them] started to drive slowly while another white Mercedes-Benz C-Class came from behind at a high speed and suddenly rammed the cash van.”
Brigadier Mathe said the driver then tried to drive away but the van came to a standstill.
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“About seven suspects armed with rifles instructed the security guards to get out of the vehicle. The security guards were forced out.”
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The robbers then bombed the cash van twice and left the scene in a white and a silver Mercedes-Benz.
The back door of the cash van was blown off with such force that it landed in a resident’s swimming pool and a window of a house nearby was also blown out.
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“They [criminals] also set the Mercedes-Benz [used to ram the cash van] alight before they fled the scene.”
Brigadier Mathe added that several shots were fired but luckily no one was injured.
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The case has since been referred to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI).
In the meantime, a video was shared with the News showing what happened on the ground.
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