in total 18 suspected thieves caught lost life in the shootout with the South African Police this Friday He’s in the state of Limpopo, local ‘The Star’ newspaper reported, citing police sources.
Fannie Masemola, the national commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), announced that the suspects alleged they were planning a cash heist (CIT) and confirmed that similar crimes were committed in other provinces. “We believe this union is involved in many CITs in this state, such as Mpumalanga and Gauteng,” said Masemola. That’s why many SAPS units monitor the suspect group, Masemola said. “Today (Friday) surveillance was conducted in Makhado for several days before a predefined address was hacked,” he explained.
A South African Police representative said, “As soon as the police approached the address, the group of suspects started shooting and the agents retaliated.” Thus began a shooting that lasted about 90 minutes, and 16 men and two women were killed and one agent injured, according to ‘The Star’ news. The injured police officer was a high-ranking officer of the Priority Crimes Investigation Directorate (better known as ‘Halcones’) and was immediately taken to the hospital for medical attention.
Four more suspects were arrested after the shooting at a second address. Police confiscated a total of seven automatic rifles and ten vehicles, including high-performance vehicles. “Many police experts continue to scan this place, and we will continue to increase the police presence across the country. We believe this organization is involved in multiple cash robberies in this state,” Masemola said. said.