A man robbed South Africa's Crime Intelligence Captive Office in East London, stealing R1.3 million. He entered the office, claiming an appointment, and threatened an officer with a gun, demanding the money. The incident highlights the unit's lack of security, as the robber was not searched upon entry and left unnoticed.
The man was not searched when he entered the building and then allowed to leave with the large amount of money stashed in a bag.South Africa’s Crime Intelligence has over the years been criticised for being ineffectual. It’s ineffectiveness at preventing crime perhaps reached new levels recently when a man entered one of its offices and stole R1.3 million from it.
The lack of security in the Crime Intelligence office was laid bare by the report. The man was not searched when he entered the building and signed himself in as Giyese. After taking the money, he calmly walked out of the office without anyone noticing the large amount of cash in his possession. Police minister cleans up – makes changes with crime intelligence recruitment and political killings task team
The unit is known for keeping large amounts of cash because it needs it to pay informants. Some of this money often goes missing, but there is little auditing done because of the secrecy around how much informants are paid.He was accused of forging the signatures of his superiors to be able to withdraw the money from the account.Celebs And Viral
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