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The Hawks have arrested a South African National Defence Force member following a cash-in-transit heist at a petrol station in Oudtshoorn earlier this month.
Hawks provincial spokesperson, Zinzi Hani, said the 36-year-old SANDF Captain, attached to the Infantry School, was arrested on Friday.
He was the fourth suspect to be charged after three suspects were arrested shortly after the incident.
Hani said the arrest comes after security officers from Fidelity Cash Solutions were robbed while collecting cash from a petrol station on Monday 19 July.
“Minutes after the robbery, the Hawks' team stopped a Nissan Sentra and arrested three occupants.”
“A search of the vehicle resulted in the seizure of the stolen security guard firearm and sealed money bag containing the stolen cash, along with a second firearm which had its serial number filed off,” she said.
Hani said the Hawks team also found a full SANDF uniform in the vehicle even though none of the suspects were in the army.
A loyal service medal was pinned to the jacket with the name and rank of the SANDF member.
She said further investigations led to the discovery of a Toyota Tazz used in the robbery and the subsequent arrest of the SANDF member after the car, with false plates inside, was found in a garage not far from the military base.
The SANDF member will appear in court on Monday in Oudtshoorn on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances.
