The Hawks foiled a Gautrain heist on Tuesday when they arrested a former Gautrain employee in connection with fraud, corruption and contravention.
Spokesperson Captain Paul Ramaloko said the 30-year-old man was taken into custody at his Ga-Rankuwa home in the early hours of the morning by the Electronic Crime Unit of the Hawks and a Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) team.
“His employment contract with the agency was suspended two weeks ago after the agency’s internal investigation revealed his suspected involvement in what would have been a loss of millions by the GMA.”
Had the man carried out his plan, he reportedly would have had access to R800 million.
Ramaloko declined to confirm this figure.
The man was expected to appear in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Thursday.
Investigations are continuing and more arrests are possible.
Roads and transport MEC Ismail Vadi congratulated the Hawks and the GMA for the speedy arrest.
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