A ZIMBABWEAN and six Batswana have been arrested for
allegedly seizing almost five million pula from a cash-in-transit vehicle in
the neighbouring country.
Botswana police told that country’s press that the
Zimbabwean, who hasn’t been named as investigations are ongoing, is an illegal
immigrant.
Selebi-Phikwe police chief, Senior Superintendent Paul
Oketsang said the security vehicle was carrying cash from Serule to Selebi-Phikwe
on Tuesday when it was raided after travelling for only three kilometres from
town.
He said they suspected the robbers had confidential
information about the movement of the money.
“Four passengers of a blue BMW vehicle ambushed the
shipment van along the busy A1 Highway. The attackers were three men and a
woman. They hijacked the van and drove off into the nearby thickets leaving the
driver and his colleague unharmed at the scene. The getaway BMW was later
traced to Francistown where the four suspects were arrested – three men and a
woman.
“Two other suspects were arrested near the crime scene
after they failed to account for their suspicious presence. The security
service company driver is among the seven arrested after the heist. We learnt
from one of the suspects during interrogation that they had connived with the
driver and we moved quickly to arrest him. Six of the suspects are Batswana and
one is Zimbabwean, an illegal immigrant,” said Supt Oketsang.
He said the suspects broke the locks and stole P4,9 million
which was to be delivered in Selebi-Phikwe.
Supt Oketsang said investigations were at preliminary
stages and suspects will appear in court once investigations are completed.
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