Four arrests in OR Tambo heist
Four arrested‚ including a policeman‚ in connection with last week’s daring heist at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg
Police have arrested four people‚ including a policeman‚ in connection with last week’s daring heist at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. However, none of the money stolen has been recovered yet. National police commissioner Khomotso Phahlane revealed this at a briefing on Tuesday evening in Pretoria. Two of the suspects have already appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court. Phahlane declined to elaborate on who the suspects were‚ their identities or anything on the police officer. "The policeman is still being questioned and has not yet appeared in court." He said they could not rule out whether more police officers would be arrested. "What I can say is that two men appeared in court today on charges of armed robbery."The heist was carried out by up to 13 robbers at about 7.45pm on March 7‚ four security guards were on duty at the airport's Gate 1 — known as “Rampside" — when a group of men in a police bakkie‚ wearing police uniforms‚ arrived at their guard pos...
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