Five suspected cash-in-transit robbers who were wanted for a string of cash-in-transit robberies in KwaZulu-Natal, including the one which happened on Monday, 31 March 2025 in KwaMashu were shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police at Ridgeview near Chesterville on Wednesday afternoon.
Police were conducting an intelligence-led operation after gathering information that the suspects were planning to commit yet another cash-in-transit robbery in the vicinity of the iLembe District in the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. Police visibility in the area disturbed the suspects’ mission and intelligence located the suspects in Ridgeview.
Police identified the suspects’ vehicle and as they approached it, the suspects opened fire towards the police and a shootout ensued. During the shootout, all five suspects were shot and fatally wounded. Four firearms were found in the possession of the suspects.
The suspects were from the Gauteng province and one of them is believed to be a kingpin who was behind several cash-in-transit robberies around the country. The operation continues in search of other suspects.
