A top political leader within the local Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has allegedly been linked to the cash in-transit heist that took place on the R103 on Wednesday (June 8).
The DA’s Uthukela Constituency Head Alf Lees said that the official had allegedly been implicated by two people that were arrested yesterday (June 10).
“According to a police report that has been seen, these suspects apparently pointed out the official’s house as the place that the cash in-transit heist was planned. Apparently the official also followed the vehicle that was ambushed,” Lees said.
It is also alleged that police visited the IFP official’s house after receiving the information.
“Apparently, the police were unable to contact or find him, but the following were apparently seized from his house: a 308 rifle (also suspected to have been used in other cash in-transit heists), 17 x 308 calibre live rounds, explosives of some sort and cash that had been damaged by an explosion,” Lees went on to explain.
The DA is now calling on this high ranking official to resign immediately and the IFP to act decisively and suspend him.
Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality mayor Mduduzi Myeza, when contacted for a comment, denied the allegations.
“This is not true. I was with the official last night. The police did visit his household yesterday but not to look for him, rather to look for somebody else, who was said to be hiding in his house,” said Myeza.
An official comment from police is still being awaited.
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