Hawks probe Hluhluwe CIT heist
Reports indicate that CIT guards were driving on R22 from Emanguzi to Richards Bay when they were attacked by unknown suspects who fired shots at the armoured vehicle until it stopped.
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KZN Hawks spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Simphiwe Mhlongo, said gunmen disarmed the guards and used explosives to blast open the van.
'They took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled. No arrest has been made at this stage. Richards Bay Serious Organised Crime Investigation is investigating a robbery case,' he said.
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