Two suspects arrested after attempted cash in transit robbery at Engen garage near Mossel Bay on 6 December

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MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Two suspects, aged 32 and 36, have been arrested for an attempted cash in transit robbery and robbery of a firearm where a Fidelity Cash Solutions company was attacked.

The arrest follows an incident on 6 December last year, when an armoured vehicle was approached by six men at an Engen garage outside Mossel Bay.

The suspects robbed the crew man of his official firearm. They then tried to access the vault of the vehicle but couldn’t succeed to access the money and they left the scene with a getaway vehicle that was later found abandoned.

Through preliminary investigation, one of the suspects was identified and on Wednesday, 4 January 2023, the arrests of George DPCI, National Priority Violent Crimes Investigation together with members of the Garden Route flying squad arrested two suspects in the Thembalethu area in George, Garden Route.

The suspects are expected to appear in the Mossel Bay Magistrates Court on 6 January 2023. According to the police spokesperson in the Western Cape, sergeant Chris Spies, more arrests are imminent.

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