Johannesburg – Six suspects have been arrested by police hours after a cash-in-transit heist in Vanderbijlpark and the stolen money has been recovered at a house in Evaton.
Gauteng police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said the arrests were made on Saturday, (8 March 2025), a few hours after the armed robbery.
“It is reported that the cash van was loading money at an ATM when the suspects accosted the security guards, robbing them at gunpoint of their rifle and a pistol before fleeing the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash using an Audi A3 vehicle and a Toyota Quantum,” said Colonel Nevhuhulwi.
“No shots were fired and there were also no injuries reported.”
After the police were notified of the cash-in-transit heist, resources were immediately mobilised to start with the investigation and tracing of the suspects.
“A team comprising of Sedibeng K9, Public Order Policing and CIT task team followed up on intelligence information which led them to a house in Evaton, where six suspects were arrested and two of the vehicles which were allegedly used in the commission of crime were also found in a yard and seized,” said Colonel Nevhuhulwi.
“The team further seized three pistols, one rifle, five cellphones, and the [stolen] money.”
Colonel Nevhuhulwi said all six arrested suspects were expected to appear before Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court on a charge of armed robbery, and possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
The Provincial Commissioner of the Police in Gauteng, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni welcomed the arrests and lauded the members for their swift response that ensured the suspects are found still in possession of the suspected stolen goods.
