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Two cash-in-transit heist suspects, including an alleged 55-year-old notorious mastermind, were shot dead in a shootout with police at New Glasgow in Verulam, north of Durban, last night.
KZN police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said during an integrated intelligence-led operation, police caught up with vehicles they identified as suspicious on New Glasgow main road. “When police signalled for the suspects’ vehicle to stop, a white single cab bakkie sped off, while a silver sedan pulled over and the passenger started firing shots at the police.Netshiunda said the suspects were found in possession of two firearms, a pistol and a rifle.
“Preliminary investigations have confirmed that the rifle was stolen during a cash-in-transit robbery which happened in Verulam in August 2024.Netshiunda said the 55-year-old suspect who was killed had a warrant of arrest issued by the Newcastle Magistrate’s Court in May 2024 for a case of conspiracy to commit a cash-in-transit robbery which he allegedly committed in May 2022.Netshiunda added that a manhunt for the other suspects who escaped arrest is underway.
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