Police Shoot and Kill Cash-in-transit Robbers
By A Correspondent
Five suspected cash-in-transit robbers were killed in a gun battle in Witbank early Monday morning. According to Hawks spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale, various law enforcement agencies, including the Hawks’ Tactical Management Operational Section (TOM) and SAPS, acted on intelligence that the suspects were planning to blow up an ATM in the area.
Mogale explained that the information led the team to Schoongezicht in Emalahleni, where the robbers were believed to be gathering at a safe house. The multi-disciplinary team was strategically positioned to monitor the area for a white Toyota Hilux, which had been identified in the intelligence report.
When the vehicle was spotted leaving the area, law enforcement attempted to stop it. The suspects, however, opened fire, resulting in a violent shootout. Five suspects were fatally wounded, and one was injured. Authorities recovered an R5 rifle, a hunting rifle with a scope, three 9mm pistols, and explosives at the scene. The vehicle used by the suspects is under further investigation.
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