Six-men linked to the R24-M heist at the Fidelity offices in Hercules appear in court
"The suspects allegedly grinded doors leading to the offices to gain entry into the vault."
Three of the six men who were arrested last Friday, in connection with an R24-million robbery at the Fidelity offices in Hercules last year, were remanded in custody.
This following their appearance at the Pretoria magistrate’s court on Monday.
The case was dropped against the other three suspects after they agreed to turn state witnesses to help the police with their investigation.
In total, nine men were arrested in connection to the robbery, three of them late last year.
The robbery took place in November of last year when a group of heavily armed men, wearing Fidelity uniforms and balaclavas, tied up security guards to gain entry to the premises.
According to Hawks spokesperson Captain Ndivhuwo Mulamu, the robbers ground doors leading to the vault.
Security personnel in the office were held hostage as suspects made off with about R24-million in cash.
Robbers fled the scene in getaway vehicles.
A week after the robbery, police traced and arrested three suspects in Protea Glen and Braamfischer.
An undisclosed amount of money was seized.
Last Friday, an operation held in Hammanskraal, Lotus Gardens and Phillip Nel resulted in the successful arrest of the six other men linked to the case.
The operation was held by the Hawks’ serious organised crime investigation unit in Johannesburg, the national CIT task team, technical operations management, crime intelligence and traffic saturation units.
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The three of the six men who were arrested last week Friday who were remanded in custody were Thomas Sitiba (45), Steve Swate (34), Lazarus Morera (35).
They were expected to appear in court on 24 May for legal representative and formal bail application.
The men are facing charges of armed robbery, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition and are expected to appear in court on 24 May for a legal representative and formal bail application.
The three suspects, Thulani Zwane (49), David Mashele (46), Daniel Morobe (32) arrested last year have since been remanded in custody.
The men are facing charges of armed robbery, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition.
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