Man jailed for Mtubatuba cash heist
One of the armed culprits nabbed for a cash-in-transit heist in Mtubatuba two-years ago has been slapped with an 18-year jail sentence.
The Mtubatuba Regional Court sentenced Sibongiseni Mkhwanazi after it heard how he and his accomplices ambushed a money truck that was travelling from Nongoma to Richards Bay.
"They fired shots at the cash van until the driver stopped. They then robbed the security guards of their service firearms before using explosives to blow open the cash van," says Hawks spokesperson Simphiwe Mhlongo.
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The accused fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash.
“A case of cash in transit heist was reported at KwaMsane police station and the case docket was allocated to the Hawks members from Richards Bay Serious Organised Crime Investigation. Mkhwanazi was arrested the following week,” says Mhlongo.
Mkhwanazi was further sentenced to seven years imprisonment for two counts of attempted murder, five years imprisonment for money laundering and three years imprisonment for possession of a stolen vehicle. His sentences will run concurrently.
