Five suspected cash-in-transit robbers linked to a planned heist and arrested in Khayelitsha on Monday following a shootout with cops have been freed without charge.
A multidisciplinary law enforcement team tracked down the suspects to Town 2 in Khayelitsha, where a heavy shootout ensued
However, the remaining suspects, who, due to reportedly being taken to court later than 48 hours after their arrests, were released4 Security guards killed, 1 critical after guns stolen in deadly Phoenix shooting A gun battle ensued at the suspects' lair in an area of the township, resulting in police killing most of the would-be robbers.said a multidisciplinary team on the ground had comprised the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation and Special Task Force ."Five men arrested for planning a #CITRobbery in Khayelitsha earlier this week have been set free. The magistrate agreed that the suspects had to be brought to court within 48 hours. , police failed to do this," he posted to X.
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