Police search for CIT robbers
“An undisclosed amount of cash was then taken by the suspects before fleeing the scene,” explained Brig Leonard Hlathi.
Mpumalanga SAPS are looking for unknown men who pulled off a cash-in-transit (CIT) heist along the R38, Barberton/Badplaas road, yesterday around 17:00.
According to information at police’s disposal, the CIT vehicle was coming from the Badplaas direction headed towards Mbombela/Barberton when it was ambushed by suspects travelling in a Toyota bakkie.
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The suspects fired shots at the van until it came to a complete standstill. The security guards were also disarmed and ordered to lie on the ground.
The suspects used explosives to blast the safe open.
It is alleged that the suspects might had blocked the road on both sides as no other vehicle passed the scene during the occurrence of the heist.
Police investigation is underway. The police are requesting anyone with information that may assist in their investigation to contact Brig Obed Ngwenya at 082-565-6417 or the SAPS Crime Stop Number 08600-10111.
