On Monday, two cash-in-transit heists were attempted by armed robbers in Gauteng and Mpumalanga.
Fortunately, for the cash-in-transit companies, no money was stolen from the trucks. However, an innocent life was lost in the counterproductive effort from syndicates to bomb the money trucks and get their hands on the cash.
Cash-in-transit heists: Two trucks bombed on Monday 3 August 2020
Bruma, Gauteng
The first incident took place at the corner of Broadway Street and Queens Road, in Bruma, a suburb in Johannesburg.
The bustling noise of the town was quelled by the roaring blast of a bomb that was planted on the money truck by an unknown number of suspects.
The perpetrators tried to get their hands on the money but for reasons that have not been shared by authorities, they couldn’t.
From what we know, the suspects sped off in a white Toyota Hilux and a Mercedes Benz ML SUV and at this time, no arrests have been made.
Delmas, Mpumalanga
A similar turn out was reported in Delmas, Mpumalanga, where a cash-in-transit truck was bombed in an attempt to steal an undisclosed amount of cash.
The incident took place on the R42 interchange, on Monday. An unknown number of suspects successfully bombed the truck but fled before they could notch their hands on the money.
The suspects sped off in a silver Ford Focus, a white Mercedes Benz C-Class and an Audi A3. No arrests have been made in this case.
Money truck heists: What’s the latest?
According to crime reporter Yusuf Abramjee, both incidents involved money trucks from Fidelity Security and the attempts were unsuccessful.
It is also not clear how the encounter between the suspects and security ensued but we know that at least one security officer was killed.
This is a developing story.
