Police intercepted the five gunmen when they attempted to rob a cash-in-transit vehicle in Gaborone.
123RF/snakThe suspects are also linked to other robbery cases pending before courts and some cases under investigation, said the country's police spokesperson senior superintendent Near Bagali.
The breakthrough came on Friday when police intercepted the five gunmen as they attempted to rob a Security Systems Company cash-in-transit vehicle near Riverwalk Mall in Gaborone on Friday.An AK47 rifle, three pistols with live ammunition and an electronic communication jammer were found in their possession.
"Some of the firearms are suspected to be part of police weapons stolen during a robbery at Good Hope police station on June 28," Bagali said.
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