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Heist gang appears in court
15/10/2007 16:53 - (SA)
Durban - Twenty-six men - accused of committing a string of cash-in-transit heists around the country - appeared in the Pongola Magistrate's Court on Monday, police said.
The organised crime unit's Superintendent Eddie van Rensberg said the accused were remanded until October 22 when they would re-appear at the same court for trial.
Of the 26 men, 24 were arrested at the Mvoti Toll Plaza on the N2 in October last year in an operation by the then serious and violent crimes unit.
Once arrested, it emerged that at least seven of the men were out on bail for various other offences, including hijacking.
They faced charges ranging from murder and armed robbery to possession of an unlicensed weapon, police said.
- SAPA
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