GAUTENG. – Four men have been arrested after an intelligence-driven operation thwarted an alleged plan to bomb ATMs at Zebediela in Limpopo. The suspects, aged between 28 and 50, were intercepted early Saturday morning on the R568 in the Vaalbank area after they allegedly attempted to flee when they spotted the operational team.
An AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines, 36 rounds of live ammunition and four cellphones were confiscated. The silver Toyota Starlet in which they were travelling was seized for further investigation. Col. Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, police spokesperson, said the operation was launched after information was received that the suspects allegedly possessed unlicensed firearms and explosives and had planned robberies, with ATMs at Zebediela as targets. The multidisciplinary team included members from various police units and private security companies.
The four suspects are expected to appear in court soon. Their possible involvement in other serious and violent crimes, including ATM bombings, cash-in-transit robberies and business robberies, is also being investigated.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
