IOL reports that 10 men, travelling in vehicles branded with Department of Employment & Labour (DEL) and Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) insignia were arrested after they attempted to rob the Golden Fry Factory, which produces cooking oil in Eikenhof, south of Joburg.
Four of the arrested suspects were South African citizens, while six were Zimbabwean nationals. Joburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) spokesperson Xolani Fihla confirmed that the JMPD’s undercover reaction unit arrested the10 in an operation in conjunction with the SAPS crime intelligence unit. The 10 have been charged for attempted murder, conspiracy to commit a business robbery, impersonating DEL officials, fraud and possession of illegal firearms. The Zimbabwean citizens have been additionally charged for contravening the Immigration Act. After information was received regarding a syndicate intending to commit a business robbery at the factory on Friday, the operational team proceeded to the location where they strategically took their positions. “The team noticed the vehicles approaching the factory as they kept watching. A shootout broke out as the officers strategically approached and intercepted the suspects,” Fihla reported. No one was injured during the shootout. The 10 suspects were detained at Mondeor SAPS and will appear in court soon.
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