Five suspected cash-in-transit robbers wanted for a series of heists in KZN, including one on Monday, were shot and fatally wounded in a shoot-out with police at Ridgeview near Chesterville, Durban, yesterday afternoon.

“Police were conducting an intelligence-led operation after gathering information that the suspects were planning to commit yet another cash-in-transit robbery in the vicinity of the iLembe District in the northern parts of KZN. Police visibility in the area disrupted the suspects’ mission, and intelligence located them in Ridgeview,” explains provincial SAPS spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda.

Berea Mail reports that, according to Netshiunda, police identified the suspects’ vehicle, and as they approached, the suspects opened fire on police, leading to a shoot-out. “During the shoot-out, all five suspects were shot and fatally wounded. Four firearms were found in the possession of the suspects.”

The suspects were reportedly from Gauteng, and one of them is believed to be a kingpin behind several cash-in-transit robberies across the country. The police operation continues in search of other suspects.

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