3 security guards nabbed for KZN CIT robbery
Three security guards have been nabbed in connection with a cash-in-transit robbery in southern KwaZulu-Natal.
The arrests bring to seven the number of suspects who've been taken into custody.
The Hawks say money suspected to have been stolen during a heist on the N2 near Harding last week was found in the guards' homes.
Spokesperson in KZN, Simphiwe Mhlongo says around R700 000 has been recovered.
"An armoured vehicle was transporting money from Port Shepstone to Kokstad, along the way, they were intercepted by a group of suspects who were wearing security uniform.
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"They allegedly drove the armoured vehicle to a sugarcane plantation where they took an undisclosed amount of cash and tried to blow the safe in the vehicle.
"They then fled the scene. Four suspects are expected to appear in the Harding Magistrate's Court today."
