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Three Bangladeshi nationals are in custody on charges of fraud and money laundering for allegedly tampering with a drop safe at their shop in Kimberley.
Hawks national spokesperson, Captain Tebogo Thebe, said the trio appeared in court on Monday.
Thebe said Aminul Islam, Ullah Fojim, and Akter Atikam were arrested at Kimberley airport on Friday as they prepared to board a flight to Dubai, and then on to the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.
He said the state alleges that the trio had tampered with the drop safe by repeatedly loading an amount of R560 000. This, he said, led to the drop-safe app account linked to the safe being credited with approximately R11 million.
Thebe said the money was immediately transferred to different bank accounts locally and offshore.
He said the Hawks were informed after the irregular activity was detected and the trio arrested.
Thebe said the case against them was postponed to next week for a bail application.
