Seven suspects have been arrested after a cash-in-transit heist on Saturday afternoon outside a mall in Mangaung.
Free State police spokesperson Capt Loraine Earl said a security vehicle was intercepted by robbers driving a BMW.
Police and private security personnel responded swiftly to the scene. A shoot-out ensued. No one was injured and the suspects evaded capture. However, a search netted seven suspects at different places around Mangaung later that day.
“The money suspected to have been looted during the incident with two firearms, an AK-47 rifle and a pistol and 30 rounds of ammunition as well as two cars were recovered by the team during this operation,” Earl said.
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BMW cash-in-transit gang caught by cops
Seven suspects have been arrested after a cash-in-transit heist on Saturday afternoon outside a mall in Mangaung.
Free State police spokesperson Capt Loraine Earl said a security vehicle was intercepted by robbers driving a BMW.
Police and private security personnel responded swiftly to the scene. A shoot-out ensued. No one was injured and the suspects evaded capture. However, a search netted seven suspects at different places around Mangaung later that day.
“The money suspected to have been looted during the incident with two firearms, an AK-47 rifle and a pistol and 30 rounds of ammunition as well as two cars were recovered by the team during this operation,” Earl said.
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