One of the them was alleged to have carried out the brazen bank heist by posing as a man and storming into the bank, armed with a gun.
Brig Leonard Hlathi said their arrest followed a joint operation between South African police and the Royal Eswatini Police ."Information revealed that a bank robbery took place on May 8 at Matsapha wherein a woman disguised as a man and armed with a firearm stormed into the bank holding a teller and a security guard hostage. They were ordered to fill a big bag with cash," said Hlathi.
"The teller and the security guard were traced and arrested. Investigations established that the loot had been smuggled into SA where it was to be kept safe at Nhlazatshe, Elukwatini, near Badplaas until it was safe to share it among the four," Hlathi said. As investigations continued in SA, police traced the two women to Tjakastad where they were arrested.The woman who disguised herself as a man was expected to later appear in an Eswatini court where she would join the security guard and teller in the dock for their part in the crime.
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