Airport heist suspect arrested after boasting with Lamborghini
The suspected kingpin behind the audacious OR Tambo International Airport cash heist of up to R200m posted pictures of himself with a new R5m Lamborghini on social media
The suspected kingpin behind the audacious OR Tambo International Airport cash heist has been arrested after posting pictures of himself with a new R5m Lamborghini on social media. The suspect, whose name is known to The Times, was arrested on Saturday at his luxury Blue Valley Estate home in Centurion near Pretoria home just hours after his posts of pictures of himself and friends on social media posing with his new wheels. On March 7, a gang of 13 men made of with an estimated R200m in foreign currency which was being flown out of the country. A week later police arrested four people linked to the heist, one of whom is a policeman. The latest arrest is believed to have come after police were alerted following the purchase of Lamborghini and suspicions about the transaction. A source close to the police investigation said officers recovered a large amount of cash when they raided his home. Police declined to comment on the arrests. A second source said the arrest followed those of ...
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