Criminals are now gaining access to stores in the Pretoria CBD using underground tunnels.
Store owner Shahin Carrim said the store, which sells perfumes, appliances, cameras, laptops and furniture, was robbed on September 18.
“This is the third store that was targeted. They used stormwater drains close to the shop and from there they dug a tunnel into the shop,” Carrim said.Jordan Griffiths, acting chief of staff in DA Tshwane mayor Randall William’s office, said the city was aware of the incident.While Carrim and Griffiths surmised that the burglars may have used explosives to blow through the cement drains, police say otherwise.
“The suspects entered through the stormwater pipes and then they dug in and they managed to get access to the shop. No explosives were used,” said Selepe.
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