Robbers on hi-tech 'shopping spree'
25 October 2016 - 08:15
Criminals are 'shopping' for consumer electronics and hi-tech devices with extra vigour as the festive season approaches - they have hit OR Tambo International Airport's cargo area repeatedly. This has put security at the Johannesburg airport, South Africa's biggest, in the spotlight.In the latest incident, armed robbers posing as police stormed the AFS Cargo warehouse at the airport a week ago, making off with over a ton of cellphones and laptop computers.
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