Police seize rifles believed to be linked to N12 cash-in-transit heist

JOHANNESBURG - Police have found rifles believed to have been used during the weekend's daring N12 cash-in-transit heist.

Attackers blew up the cash-in-transit van and fled with an undisclosed amount of money.

Police are warning the public that taking money from crime scenes is itself a crime.

They say those doing so can be charged with theft and defeating the ends of justice.

"An intelligence driven operation wherein police were tracing suspects linked to the N12 cash-in-transit heist has led Gauteng police to a backroom in Mapetla, Soweto. At the said identified address, police forced open a backroom where they found and seized two rifle’s including an AK-47, magazines and 71 rounds of ammunition. These rifles have been taken in for ballistics testing to determine their linkage to other cash-in-transit heist and associated robberies," says SAPS Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe.

Mathe say during the search operation, "balaclavas, handcuffs, beanies, protective shoes as well as cash receipt slips of bank deposits were also seized".