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Defence Minister warns against linking ‘entire military’ to cash heists

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Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says the entire military should not be linked with some individuals’ possible involvement in recent cash in transit heists.

Over 10 suspects bombed two cash vans in Boksburg on Gauteng’s East Rand before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of cash on Thursday.

A total of seven suspects have been arrested after a high-speed chase that ended up at the George Gogh hostel, south of Johannesburg.

Mapisa-Nqakula has described the allegations as unfortunate and irresponsible.

Meanwhile, security analyst Dr Chris de Kock has blamed the escalation of cash-in-transit heists in the country on  the lack of police intelligence.

“The police do not have intelligence. Cash-in-transit robbers now find it much easier to do this type of robbery, it is actually impossible for an ordinary police station to handle this kind of situation.”

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