Snl24 | Eight killed in foiled cash heist
EIGHT would-be robbers died in Cape Town on Monday, 5 August, during a foiled cash-in-transit (CIT) robbery.
Police spokesman Brigadier Novela Potelwa reported that a multidisciplinary team, comprising members from the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), intelligence operatives, Special Task Force members, and security company officials, acted on vital information about a planned CIT robbery in Khayelitsha.
The operation took place on Monday evening, 5 August.Â
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“As the team approached the suspects, the would-be robbers opened fire on the police, who then retaliated. As a consequence, eight suspects were shot dead, and five were arrested,” Potelwa explained.
At the scene, police confiscated several firearms, including AK-47 rifles, R5 rifles, numerous magazines filled with rounds of ammunition, and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
Potelwa said that DPCI detectives are diligently continuing their investigations and following up on additional information.
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