17 July 2022
Three South Africans and two Batswana nationals were arrested by the Botswana Police Services (BPS) on Friday in a foiled cash-in-transit heist of a vehicle in Gaborone.
The police said upon the arrest, “… an AK-47 rifle and three pistols with live ammunition, including an electronic communication jammer were found in possession of the suspects”.
The suspects – two Batswana aged 39 and 42 with their South African colleagues, aged 26 to 34, are accused of using a getaway car, suspected to have been stolen.
On 28 June, Good hope Police Station was raided by four men armed with knives and axes who escaped with 14 rifles and five pistols, and an unknown amount of ammunition.
After offering a P100 000 (about R125 000) reward, police said they have since apprehended two suspects Leatile Kingsley Modise, 25, and Isaac Tsepiso Molale, 35, who appeared before a Lobatse magistrate and were remanded in custody for a 21 July court date.
Police believe the stolen guns are being used for a series of robberies around Botswana, including the latest cash-in-transit attempted robbery.
The police are convinced that the arrested suspects were part of a syndicate of armed robbers linked to past crimes.
Source News24
