An intelligence driven operation by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team in concert with metro police and private securities has resulted in the arrest of a 41-year-old with possible links to recent cash-in-transit robberies.
The suspect was arrested in the early hours of Friday 30 September 2022, at Orlando East, along Mane Street in Soweto.
This was after information was received and swiftly acted upon. On arrival the premises were penetrated. The suspect was apprehended, the resultant search of his room uncovered firearms and variety of ammunition.
A dashboard rifle with three magazines filled with about 120 ammunition and a pistol also with ammunition as well as a signal network jamming device were amongst the items seized.
The suspect is expected to appear in the local court on Monday, 3 October 2022, charged with possession of prohibited firearms and ammunitions.
