THE North Gauteng High Court has sentenced four men to a 30-year jail term each for cash-in-transit robbery.
They hit a cash van on 7 January 2020, as it was travelling on the N4 towards Bronkhorstspruit.
According to cops, the group of armed men rammed onto the van, veering it off the road.
“The gunmen forced security guards out of the vehicle and robbed them of their service firearms. They placed explosives onto the vehicle and detonated it. Then they took the cash and fled the scene,” said Warrant Officer Bonnie Nxumalo.
The case was reported to the police, prompting an investigation by the Germiston-based Hawks’ serious organised crime investigation.
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The investigation led to the arrest of Henrico Fourie (39), Josiah Lucas Maseko (48), Morris Fanie Mbuyani (30) and Lazarus Ntlatleng (28). They appeared in court facing charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances, contravention of the Explosives Act, conspiracy to commit a crime as well as illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
They were found guilty on all charges. The court sentenced them to 25 years for robbery, 10 for contravention of the Explosives Act, five for conspiracy to commit crime, 15 for illegal possession of firearms and five for illegal possession of ammunition. The sentences for explosives as well as illegal possession of firearms and ammunition will run concurrently.
