Selfie with R5m Lamborghini leads to airport heist arrest
'The suspect, whose name is known to The Times, was arrested yesterday at his luxury Blue Valley Estate home in Centurion near Pretoria'
The suspected kingpin behind the audacious OR Tambo International Airport cash heist has been arrested after posting pictures of himself with a R5-million Lamborghini on social media. The suspect, whose name is known to The Times, was arrested yesterday at his luxury Blue Valley Estate home in Centurion near Pretoria just hours after he posted pictures of himself and friends on social media with his new wheels. On March 7 a gang of 13 men made off with an estimated R200-million in foreign currency which was being flown out of the country. A week later police arrested four people allegedly linked to the heist, one of whom is a policeman. The latest arrest is believed to have come after police were alerted following suspicions about the purchase of the Lamborghini. A source close to the police investigation said officers recovered a large amount of cash when they raided the suspect's home.Hawks spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said he could not confirm or deny the arrests. A seco...
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