Four cash-in-transit robbers killed in shootout with SAPS
Police also recovered several high-calibre weapons well as numerous rounds of ammunition.
FOUR suspects, believed to have been involved in a spate of cash-in-transit (CIT) robberies in the eThekwini District, were fatally wounded in a shootout with police on Friday morning.
The incident involved various police bodies, including the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks), who were investigating the recent cash-in-transit heists, one of which occurred on Thursday night on Queen Nandi Drive.
KZN SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker said information led law enforcement officers to a house at the corner of Queen Nandi Drive and Sikhindi Road in KwaMashu which was believed to be a safe haven for the suspects.
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“When police announced their presence, the suspects started firing gunshots at the police, leaving the men of law with no other alternative but to return fire, and a shoot-out ensued. Four suspects sustained fatal gunshot wounds during the shoot-out. The suspects, two of whom are from Limpopo Province, were found in possession of four firearms, an AK47 assault rifle, an R5 rifle and two pistols, as well as numerous rounds of ammunition.
“A large quantity of explosives, several vehicle number plates, some of them Limpopo registration plates, as well as signal jammers, were also found in the possession of the suspects. A manhunt continues for more suspects. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate have been summoned for further investigations,” Naicker.
In the past week, there have been three cash-in-transit robberies.
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