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Boxing champ robbed by airport gang

Nov 25, 2009 9:04 AM | By Sapa

A boxing champion and his trainer have been robbed at gunpoint by four men after leaving OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, the Sowetan reports.

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Lightweight champion and Namibian national Paulos "Hitman" Moses and his trainer Nestor Tobias had left the airport in a taxi around 11am on Tuesday and were bound for Parktown.

"Our car was in the slow lane and there was a car in the fast lane driving parallel with us," Tobias was quoted as saying.

"The driver flashed something to our driver, and he stopped right on the highway. There were four guys in the other car."

Tobias said the men alighted and produced firearms.

"One said this is a robbery. We were calm. Mind you, Paulos is a policeman back home."

The gang took R12,000 cash, jewellery and cellphones, before fleeing. They were not hurt.

Police spokesman Superintendent Eugene Opperman told Sapa the police had no information on the case.

"It might have been reported but I don't have any information or comment on it."

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Nov 25 2009 09:12:43 AM
Roy
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Welcome to SA. Roll on WC2010 we are hungry for what you tourists can donate to us.
(Maybe the taxi drivers are part of this syndicate.)
Nov 25 2009 09:16:09 AM
nxila@thepub_with Schabir
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Police spokesman Superintendent Eugene Opperman told Sapa the police had no information on the case.

"It might have been reported but I don't have any information or comment on it."

Let me explain that to our "visitor" buddies. Stop thinking about it, you won't get your belongings back. CASE CLOSED!
Nov 25 2009 09:17:13 AM
hoodoo
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Roll on 2010

Plenty pounds, euro's...dollars...yen...

get your street bookings now. first come first served....
Nov 25 2009 09:22:34 AM
Mommacyndi
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"The driver flashed something to our driver, and he stopped right on the highway'


mmmmm that sounds rather suspicious
Nov 25 2009 09:37:28 AM
shrott
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I am sure the media in Europe have noted that. The Brazilians will have no problems with that, they are also world class (South American) as far as crime is concerned.
Nov 25 2009 10:22:59 AM
Aki
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Daylight robbery?

Welcome to SA - you don't stop for anyone on the highway except the "real" cops.
They are lucky they were not carjacked.
Nov 25 2009 11:15:30 AM
mbongwam
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why the driver had to stop?
is what you gonna do to our visitors next year?
Nov 25 2009 11:20:08 AM
august rain
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The police have NO control and even DENY that their is a problem at OTA! So basically the police are saying that this story is rubbish.
Nov 25 2009 11:55:16 AM
Romani
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The Ti Driver was into this as well , how can u just stop anywhere while knowing that u have a passengers , stop blaming S.A {The country} just blame the service providers that are insyndicates with these crooks.

As a professional Boxer and a Trainer u know exactly that u are supposed to be picked by someone you kow or a Hotel Chaffeur for that matter. And y do these stupid ppl carry so much money around is it becoz the money is insured stpid trainer.

These are stupid crimes that needs attention and these criminals must arrested for a long time .
Nov 25 2009 12:19:39 PM
Mr Anderson
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Agree with you there Romani anyway plz man what on earth are you doing with R12000 and be negligant enough to use a public tranport,don't kill our time on silly crimes man 'robbery' it happens in any country by the way.


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