DURBAN – 37-year-suspect is expected to appear in the Richards Bay Magistrates Court on 13 September 2021 for theft of R2 million.

The suspect has been on the run since 2017 and a warrant of arrest was issued by the court. He was arrested yesterday in the Empangeni CBD by the Empangeni K9 Unit and Crime Intelligence.

It is alleged that on 3 May 2017, the suspect was driving a cash-in-transit vehicle at Richards Bay. While his crew were busy loading money into an ATM, the suspect vanished with moneybags. The total amount of cash that went missing was R2 million. A case of theft was opened at Richards Bay SAPS. The docket was transferred to the Provincial Organised Crime for further investigation.

Source: South African Police Service