National police spokesperson Brig Athlenda Mathe said a “female driver of a BMW was hijacked and kidnapped in the process”.
CIT heist have spiralled this week after a number of incidents were reported.“The lady was forced at gunpoint to drive suspects towards Soweto. The suspects got off near Diepkloof and ran towards other getaway vehicle’s.
Mathe said police are investigating a case of hijacking and kidnapping , cash in transit and attempted murder. “Communities are once again reminded not to pick up money from CIT crime scenes as this is amounts to theft and defeating the ends of justice. CIT scenes are dangerous and can pose a risk to the loss of life as explosives are often used to blow up these cash vans.”Last month, the head of the Hawks said despite the more than 600 arrests in the first quarter of the year by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation , CIT heists remained a “thorn in the country’s economy.
Lebeya said the Hawks collaborated with private organisations such as the Cash-In-Transit Association of South Africa to beef up the fight against these crimes.Lebeya said the Hawks arrested 611 suspects who appeared in court during the first quarter of the 2023-24 financial year. Of those who appeared in court, 229 were convicted and sentenced.
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