Overview
- Crime Intelligence in Pretoria tipped off officers to a planned cash‑in‑transit robbery near Bronkhorstspruit on Friday evening.
- Police intercepted a white Fiat on the R25 under fire, fatally shooting three suspects and recovering a pistol and a rifle.
- A linked white Toyota Corolla was engaged in Welbekend, where one suspect was killed, one fled on foot, and an AK‑47 with magazines was seized.
- Follow‑up work led to a suspected safe house in Dennilton, Limpopo, where explosives and a Mercedes‑Benz hijacked in Ekangala were recovered and one suspect was arrested.
- Cases for attempted murder and possession of unlicensed firearms are open as multi‑agency teams under the Eyes and Ears Initiative continue investigations.