An intelligence-driven operation by officers from the eThekwini Trio Tracking team, working together with Provincial Crime Intelligence officers has produced favourable results when a 50-year-old man was arrested in connection with his suspected involvement in cash-in-transit robberies.
The team operationalised intelligence and tactically approached a house at Hluthankungu just after midnight on Friday, 06 October 2023. The suspect was found in possession of two firearms of which the serial numbers were filed off. He was also found to be in possession of several rounds of ammunition of various calibre of firearms, a police bullet resistant vest, 16 channel signal jammer, money bags branded with the names of banking institutions, 12 bank cards, as well as 26 South African green barcoded identity documents.
The suspect is also linked with a case of attempted cash-in-transit robbery and attempted murder which occurred on the N2 southbound near Nkombo Bridge in May 2023. During the incident, one suspect was fatally wounded, whilst the other was injured when their vehicle overturned during a shootout with cash-in-transit security guards. The injured suspect was arrested and has been in custody ever since.
After due processing, the suspect will be presented before court.
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